The local Arabic press has given full coverage to the council’s debates and to a series of informal majlis discussions held weekly during Ramadan. In the latter, the issues of youth unemployment, drugs, the role of women and the size of the immigrant population were freely discussed. However, observers say Western-style democracy is not on the political agenda as the majlis system enjoys legitimacy and appears well-suited to the tribal traditions of Gulf society.
【正确答案】：当地的阿拉伯媒体全面报导议会的辩论,报道了一系列斋月每周一次的议会非正式辩论。非正式辩论会上可以自由讨论青年失业、毒品、妇女地位和移民人口数量等问题。然而,观察家说,当议会制度享受其合法性并显得非常适合海湾社会的部落传统时,西方式的民主并没有进入政治日程。
