DOHA A referendum in Qatar to scrap short-lived legislative polls has passed with more than 90 percent of the vote, officials said on Wednesday, ending a flirtation with democracy in the Gulf monarchy. The vote approved a raft of constitutional amendments with 90.6 percent of valid ballots cast by Qatari citizens, the Interior Ministry said. "By participating in the referendum and by voting in favor of the constitutional amendments, Qataris have celebrated... the values of unity and justice,"

Tag-uri: Referendum