Elections have begun to play a greater role in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman, but none uses free and fair elections to fill the most important and powerful political offices. Traditional monarchs still have broad powers of appointment and decree.
选举的作用在卡塔尔、科威特、巴林和阿曼的作用日益增强，但上述没有哪个国家采用自由公正的选举来任命掌握实权的政治要职。传统的君主仍然有任命和裁决的广泛权力。