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Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary (Tentative)
    June 2013

Qatar

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa al-Thani
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister HAMAD bin Jassem
  • Assembly: Qatar has a unicameral Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura) with 35 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The Amir is hereditary N/A.
  • In the Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura) 35 members are appointed .

Population:

  • Population: 863,051 (July 2005 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - June 2013

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010

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