Candidates promise better roads, parks and infrastructure
Campaigning for the fifth Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections, scheduled for Wednesday, has gathered momentum with the candidates sprucing up their efforts to woo voters in their respective constituencies.
A total of 120 candidates, five of them women, are competing for 25 seats. Though there were 138 candidates in the fray for 28 seats initially, 18 had opted out of the race.
Three seats have been won uncontested. These include constituency number one, retained by the current vice chairman Jassim al-Malki, constituency 27 won by Rabea Hamad Ajlan al-Kaabi and constituency 28 won by Saeed Mubarak al-Rashidi.
The candidates have been using various methods to attract the attention of their voters, including billboards on the streets and posts on the social media, WhatsApp messages, direct phone calls, visits to prominent majlises of the area and meetings with groups of people from the constituency.
Some members have distributed brochures and pamphlets to voters. These often include introduction about the candidate, his or her profile, photo, previous achievements and the manifesto.
The billboards carry slogans such as "you have the option, give it the best", "your vote is a great responsibility, give it to the worthy", "Together for the best", "A new generation for new tasks and duties."
Some of the current CMC members, contesting the elections, have raised slogans such as "Let us complete what we have already started together" and "A time of achievement and more achievements to come".
Most of the programmes of the CMC candidates are focused on infrastructure projects and public services such as improving roads with better lighting schemes and standard layout of internal streets, establishment of more recreation areas like mini-parks for families and open playgrounds for young people.
The municipal council has no legislative or administrative powers and its role is limited to raising the concerns of people and their demands regarding different municipal issues, study them and issue recommendations.
The current round of the council has been active on following up the recommendations issued with the entities concerned to see how far things have been improved or implemented.
Voting for these elections are open to Qataris only, however, the outcome of it will impact lives of expatriates too. Elections will be held on May 13th
Source: Gulf Times
did I blame anyone Icapall? read between the lines...
@brit...indeed! who they will protect? of course their own countrymen.
knor: They are only interested in the "local" vote. Since most landlords are local, it is not in their interest to rais e such issues.
Its called inflation, and yes it does exsist, this is something we must consider before signing our contracts prior to coming this country, we can not play the blame game.
Very simple and basic flat form of government....And because its a Qatari election, their objective is as simple as that, roads, street lights.....no problem at all. Can't they include the problem of expats with the landlords? or can somebody from these candidates include a salary reform maybe, a mandatory of 10% increase per year maybe. 5 years ago, the cost of shawarma is 3-4 riyals only....now its 8riyals, but my salary is still the same just like midgets. no chance of growing up. =(