IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

9,771,000
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

None
Registered Voters (as of None)

N/A
Average Turnout

0
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V-Dem* Score: 0.103
Regimes of the World Classification: Closed Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Oct. 6, 2004

SIGI Score: N/A

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Feb. 8, 2008
Ratified Date: March 19, 2010

HDI* Score: 0.940
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Emirati Federal National Council	Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President KHALIFA bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan
Head of Government: Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID al-Maktum
Assembly: United Arab Emirates has a unicameral Federal National Council (Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani) with 40 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by indirect vote by and from the Federal Supreme Council (FSC), which is composed of the seven emirate rulers, to serve 5-year terms. There are no term limits for the president.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
In the Federal National Council (Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani), 20 members are appointed by hereditary state rulers to serve 4-year terms and 20 members are indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve 4-year terms.

Elections

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