Mr. Jerome Lambert, MP from the French province of Charentes and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the France-Qatar Friendship Group in the French General Assembly, congratulated the State of Qatar on the occasion of the Shura Council elections. He told Al-Sharq, "As a representative of the French people in Parliament and a member of the France-Qatar friendship group, I can only offer my congratulations and expressions of elation to our counterparts in the Qatari Shura Council on the occasion of these historic legislative elections.it is indeed a great progress and achievement in the path of change and profound development in the State of Qatar."

He added: The State of Qatar is a young country and it is relentlessly striving to make its mark within high-end international standards. And these Shura Council elections are a stable and successful step in this direction. “Greetings and sincere encouragement from Paris on the occasion of this distinguished electoral event.