▲ 305 ▼ Cop28 president falsely says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by silence7@slrpnk.net [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] otter@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) So what is the president selection process like? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 40 points 2 years ago Chosen by the oil dictatorship which runs the host country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago Legally speaking the president is elected by the Federal Supreme Council, which is made up of the monarchs of the states of the UAE. In practise it is the ruler of Abu Dhabi, until he dies and for a day the ruler of Dubai takes over until they elect the next ruler of Abu Dhabi as president. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 40 points 2 years ago Chosen by the oil dictatorship which runs the host country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago Legally speaking the president is elected by the Federal Supreme Council, which is made up of the monarchs of the states of the UAE. In practise it is the ruler of Abu Dhabi, until he dies and for a day the ruler of Dubai takes over until they elect the next ruler of Abu Dhabi as president. permalink fedilink source parent