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The minister said all indications are encouraging and the e-voting process, which he said was among the first in the world, has witnessed an impressive participation from women as candidates and voters. "Today we started the implementation of political modernisation and greater political participation in the country, providing a platform for a robust Federal National Council [FNC]. The process is working very well. It is the first step a small one but a significant and historic one," Dr Gargash told a packed press conference during his visit to the polling station in Abu Dhabi.
"No election is free of irregularities. But for the UAE's electorate and candidates, the experiment is new and yet they are not professionals in manipulating the voting process. There were minor irregularities and rumours but these rumours were not confirmed or documented, thus there is no need to address such speculations," he said. "In future, with the process expanding further, we will definitely have more polling stations across the country."