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8-Year Shura Attendance
An investigation by *Atheer* analyzed Shura Council members’ attendance at 145 sessions during the eighth and ninth terms. Average attendance was 86.7% and 86.3%, respectively, with attendance falling by about 3 percentage points in the eighth term and 9 points in the ninth between the first and final annual sessions. Attendance was below 80% at 29 sessions, while full attendance was recorded at just five election-related sessions. Attendance rates varied across legislative sessions, from 97% for a discussion of value-added tax to 64% for a discussion of the draft Labour Law. The electricity subsidy session had the lowest attendance in the eighth term, at 58%. Under Royal Decree No. 97/2026, a member loses their seat if they miss three consecutive meetings or five non-consecutive meetings in a year. Members are required to attend and may be absent only with prior permission and for justified reasons. The published data do not identify members who were absent or give the reasons for their absences, so they do not show whether particular members were repeatedly absent.
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