Dr.. Anwar Gargash: The media is an important platform and strategic partner in supporting the electoral process

28 February 2015

His Excellency Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, Chairman of the National Elections Committee, stressed the role of the media as an important strategic partner for the committee in the next stage, which will be the holding of the 2015 Federal National Council elections, noting the importance of strengthening cooperation with the media sector. In the success of this national work, which is an important step in the efforts to implement the National Council Empowerment Program of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, "may God protect him", which was announced on the thirty-fourth National Day in 2005.

His Excellency Dr. Anwar Muhammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, Chairman of the National Elections Committee, stressed the role of the media as an important strategic partner for the committee in the next stage, which will be the conduct of the Federal National Council elections, noting the importance of strengthening cooperation with the media sector in The success of this national work, which is an important step in the efforts to implement the National Council Empowerment Program of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, "may God protect him", which was announced on the thirty-fourth National Day in 2005.

This came during the eighth meeting held by the committee at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dubai within the framework of the intensive preparations and preparations that the committee is making in this period to find out all the strategic and program plans that support the implementation of the electoral process in an optimal manner that enhances the process of developing parliamentary life in the United Arab Emirates. .

His Excellency said during the discussion of the Media Committee's strategy: "The media is an important platform for the National Elections Committee, and we view it as a strategic partner with a pivotal role in supporting all stages of the electoral process, starting with the process of education and spreading political awareness and the importance of the UAE parliamentary elections in supporting the process of development, development and modernization in The United Arab Emirates, leading to it being a major and vital channel in communicating the committee's message to all segments of society and conveying all information and clarifications related to the electoral process.

  His Excellency added: "The media is a strategic partner of the committee, given the successes achieved by this effective partnership in the 2006 and 2011 elections in covering the work of the committee and introducing its activities, by conveying the correct image in an impartial and professional manner."

During its meeting, the committee reviewed the draft executive instructions regulating the electoral process because of its pivotal role in managing, implementing and organizing the electoral process, to ensure that it is conducted in accordance with the highest levels of transparency and professionalism. The proposed draft timetable for the Federal National Council elections 2015 was also reviewed, as it represents a vital step in the elections. Drawing the features of the electoral process for all its stages and details, which facilitates the identification of all needs and requirements for the success of the electoral process.

In this regard, His Excellency Dr. Anwar Gargash said: "The scheduling of the electoral process will constitute the features of the road map that the National Elections Committee will follow to move forward towards achieving the requirements of the electoral process, and that this scheduling will enable the committee to measure its performance in managing elections according to indicators linked to specific time frames." The committee will work to study the appropriate date for conducting the electoral process, and it will be announced upon approval by the committee.

During the meeting, they discussed the work plan of the technical committee emanating from the National Committee on electronic voting and the mechanisms necessary to fully perform its role in organizing the electoral process, and the initiatives that it will launch within an integrated work program to contribute to supporting the efforts of the National Committee aimed at conducting successful elections by all standards, from By providing electronic systems and technical requirements necessary for the success of the electoral process.

The National Elections Committee, which was formed pursuant to the decision of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State (may God protect him) No. (3) of 2006 regarding determining the method for selecting the representatives of the Emirates in the Federal National Council, seeks to draw the general framework for the electoral process and general supervision of the conduct of the elections. In addition to contributing to awareness and education efforts related to the elections, laying down the guiding rules for the conduct of the electoral process and determining the electoral centers in each emirate, as well as adopting regulatory procedures to form the legal framework for elections, in addition to issuing the rules governing the preparation and approval of lists of names of the electoral college.

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