Qataris cast their votes to elect members for the advisory Shura Council in the first legislative elections in the Gulf nation
Al Maha al Majid, a candidate in Qatar's Shura Council election, poses for a photo next to an election poster in Doha, Qatar on September 30, 2021.
Analysts say the polls, open from 0500 GMT until 1500 GMT with results expected the same day, will not lead to power shifting from the ruling family and are a largely symbolic nod to democracy. The Council has no control over executive bodies setting defence, security, economic and investment policy for the small but wealthy gas producer, which bans political parties.
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