Voting from Abroad Database

Change country, region or political entity

Qatar

Year	Election type	Voting method	First year	Comments
2021	No external voting	No external voting	Not applicable	Qatar held the first Shura Council Elections in October 2021. There were no reports of out-of-country voting. The text of the electoral law cannot be found.
2018	No provisions for direct elections	No provisions for direct elections	Not applicable	The Qatari government is still working on legislative measures to hold Shura Council elections. According to a news report (see sources), the elections should take place in 2019.
2012	No provisions for direct elections	No provisions for direct elections	Not applicable	The Qatari government is still working on a proposal for Shura Council elections and there is no final draft yet.
2007	No provisions for direct elections	No provisions for direct elections	Not applicable	Based on International IDEA's initial research for Voting from Abroad: The International IDEA Handbook (2007)

Export