Qatari voters weigh in on first legislative elections

Al Jazeera speaks to Qatari citizens about their experience voting for the country’s advisory Shura Council.

Doha, Qatar – Qataris on Saturday voted in the country’s first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council.

Eligible voters trickled in throughout the day across various polling stations in the Gulf nation to elect 30 members of the 45-seat body. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will continue to appoint the remaining 15 members of the council.

The candidates are mostly men, with 29 women among the 284 hopefuls running for the 30 available council seats.