Elections to the Federal National Council, the UAE’s Parliament, will be held on September 24, the Gulf nation's poll body has announced.
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Wednesday said that campaigning will be held from September 4 to 21 while candidates' registration will take place over four days from August 14, and the final would be announced on August 28.
Half of the FNC's 40 members are elected while the other half are appointed by the rulers of each of the seven emirates comprising the UAE.
The announcement follows a decision to triple the minimum number of emiratis allowed to vote and the release of updated election guidelines by the NEC.
A minimum of 12,000 emiratis will vote as members of electoral colleges in each emirate.
A decree last month tripled the minimum size of the electoral colleges in each emirate, which elect members to the FNC. There is no maximum number of electoral college members.