Voting in embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions of the UAE around the world for the upcoming Federal National Council election has ended.
A total of 1,842 Emiratis voted for their favoured candidates in the two-day voting process outside the country, which began on September 22 in Wellington, New Zealand, and ended in Los Angeles, US, state news agency WAM reported.
Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Community Protection, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs and chairman of the National Elections Commission, said: “We thank our ambassadors, consuls and heads of diplomatic missions in all countries for ensuring the success of the voting process. They provided the best services that enabled voters to fulfil their national duty.”
According to the election timetable, early voting will take place from October 1-3 in nine major voting centres while the main voting day will start on October 5 in 39 polling stations around the country.
The Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs, represented by the Secretariat of the National Electoral Committee, is working with the Electoral Management Committee on the fourth round of the election.
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