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Women must occupy 50 per cent of the Federal National Council seats after the elections next year. Pawan Singh / The National
Women must occupy 50 per cent of the Federal National Council seats after the elections next year. Pawan Singh / The National
Sheikh Khalifa: UAE's Federal National Council to be 50 per cent women
Elections for a new set of FNC members will be held next year — and half must be women