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El marc polític de Qatar

Political Outline

Current Political Leaders
Emir of Qatar: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (since 25 June 2013)
Prime Minister: Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman Al Thani (since 7 March 2023)
Next Election Dates
Shura Council: September 2025
Main Political Parties
The Qatari citizens enjoy limited political rights, and the formation of political parties is prohibited in the country. The only elections are for an advisory municipal council, and all candidates for municipal elections run as independents. Legislative elections for the Advisory Council are yet to be held.
Executive Power
The Emir of Qatar is the head of state and holds a hereditary title. Although Qatar is officially a constitutional monarchy, the Emir exercises executive authority and has the power to approve or reject legislation after consulting the Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura). The Emir also appoints the Prime Minister and, based on the Prime Minister’s recommendations, approves the formation of the Council of Ministers.
Legislative Power
Qatar’s legal system combines civil law with Islamic law (Sharia), which is the main source of legislation. The Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura) has the authority to draft and approve laws, but the Emir has the final say on all legislation. Until 2024, the Council consisted of 45 members, with 30 elected by direct, general secret ballot and 15 appointed by the Emir. However, following a constitutional referendum in late 2024, all Council members are now appointed by the Emir. The Council of Ministers can also propose draft laws and decrees for review by the Advisory Council. Sharia law is applied in areas such as family law, inheritance, and certain criminal cases.
 

Indicator of Freedom of the Press

Definition:

The world rankings, published annually, measures violations of press freedom worldwide. It reflects the degree of freedom enjoyed by journalists, the media and digital citizens of each country and the means used by states to respect and uphold this freedom. Finally, a note and a position are assigned to each country. To compile this index, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) prepared a questionnaire incorporating the main criteria (44 in total) to assess the situation of press freedom in a given country. This questionnaire was sent to partner organisations,150 RWB correspondents, journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists. It includes every kind of direct attacks against journalists and digital citizens (murders, imprisonment, assault, threats, etc.) or against the media (censorship, confiscation, searches and harassment etc.).

World Rank:
128/180
 

Indicator of Political Freedom

Definition:

The Indicator of Political Freedom provides an annual evaluation of the state of freedom in a country as experienced by individuals. The survey measures freedom according to two broad categories: political rights and civil liberties. The ratings process is based on a checklist of 10 political rights questions (on Electoral Process, Political Pluralism and Participation, Functioning of Government) and 15 civil liberties questions (on Freedom of Expression, Belief, Associational and Organizational Rights, Rule of Law, Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights). Scores are awarded to each of these questions on a scale of 0 to 4, where a score of 0 represents the smallest degree and 4 the greatest degree of rights or liberties present. The total score awarded to the political rights and civil liberties checklist determines the political rights and civil liberties rating. Each rating of 1 through 7, with 1 representing the highest and 7 the lowest level of freedom, corresponds to a range of total scores.

Ranking:
Not Free
Political Freedom:
6/7

Political freedom in the world (interactive map)
Source: Freedom in the World Report, Freedom House

 

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