Qatar

The most effective way to ensure Qatari women enter politics is to reserve seats for them in elected bodies, says a Qatari champion of women's rights.
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Shaikha Al Jufairi, the only woman in Qatar's Central Municipal Council (CMC), said that she has plans to run for the post of vice-president.  Shaikha this month retained her seat in the council for the third time in a row by trouncing her nearest rival in the Airport constituency. By bagging almost 95 percent of the total 871 votes polled, she won her seat by the highest margin among all the winners in 29 constituencies.

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