
ABU DHABI / WAM
The Abu Dhabi Committee for the fourth cycle of the Federal National Council (FNC) elections has opened its headquarters in the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Saif Ali Al Qubaisi, Executive Director of the Department of Citizens’ Affairs at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Committee, attended the inauguration of the Committee’s headquarters. He was briefed on the services provided at the Committee’s facilities, which include space for meetings, seminars and workshops that would further enable the Abu Dhabi electoral committee to carry out its responsibilities.
Al Qubaisi urged committee staff to take on every possible effort to ensure an effective, efficient and transparent electoral process, contributing to the success of the 2019 FNC Elections.
FNC Elections Committees across the Emirates are tasked with coordinating with National Elections Committee (NEC) as well as to receive the final electoral college lists, and to notify its members about them, and to provide the electoral proc-ess forms at their headquarters, in addition to coordinating with the municipa-lity of the emirate to assign suitable campaign areas for candidates. It can also propose the headquarters of the electoral centre’s committees in the emirate, in coordination with the NEC, and to identify the venues for holding seminars and meetings conducted by candidates with the members of electoral colleges.