National Election Committee

Federal National Council candidates embrace social media for elections in UAE

Sat, 2011-08-27 16:02 - By

Events, Media Business, Media, Blackberry, Dubai Police, Federal National Council, FNC, Khaleej Times, National Election Committee, social media

According to the Khaleej Times, candidates running for the coming Federal National Council elections are embracing the new trend of the social media sites in their campaigns. Twitter has been the most commonly used platform using among candidates to state their goals and gain feedback from voters.

FNC roadshow campaign brings attention to social media

Thu, 2011-07-21 07:50 - By

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Events, Media Business, Media, Public interest, Dr Mohammad Butti Al Shamsi, FNC roadshow, National Election Committee, Shamsa Al Falasi, Sisters Maryam, social media, thenational

This year's FNC election in Dubai has questioned organisers the rules governing use of social media in campaigning. People eligible to vote turned out at an FNC information session in Dubai to pose questions to members of the National Election Committee (NEC).