UAE Voters Cast Ballots in Historic First Polls

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Taking one baby step on the path to general election polling for all, the United Arab Emirates, a Persian Gulf state that was created in 1971, held its first election Saturday. Hand-picked voters cast their ballots to elect members of an federal advisory assembly. First round winners in the historic election included a lone woman who secured five votes. (Reuters Explains the election process, while a Euphoric Perspective is provided by UAE's own Khaleej Times)