The official election results released on Monday in Riyadh indicated 19 women have been elected to Saudi Arabia’s local councils after the first election in which women were allowed to compete.
Observers said that the election win marks a breakthrough in the conservative kingdom.
The Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Head of the General Elections Committee Abdullatif bin Abdulmalik Al-Al-Sheikh, announced that 2,106 candidates had won seats after elections that saw 47-per-cent voter turnout.
He said that not less than 702, 000 Saudis voted on Saturday, including 106,000 women out of 130,000 registered, meaning almost 82 per cent female participation.
Culled from Vanguard…..
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