Thursday, February 17, 2005
Saudi Arabia Held Its First Election
Women were excluded
Item: Only men were allowed to participate. However, there is hope for the women of Saudi Arabia; they might be allowed to vote in the next election four years from now.
(Currently, women do not have the right to drive a car in Saudi Arabia.)
Item: BBC reported that in the first round (of three) of elections at municipal level held on Feb.10th in Riyadh, 148,000 out of 400,000 eligible men registered to vote.
Item: Islamist candidates claimed victory and the opposition complained about fraud.
February 12th issue of The Asia Times contains an interesting report on Saudi Arabia.
AsiaTimes
Item: Only men were allowed to participate. However, there is hope for the women of Saudi Arabia; they might be allowed to vote in the next election four years from now.
(Currently, women do not have the right to drive a car in Saudi Arabia.)
Item: BBC reported that in the first round (of three) of elections at municipal level held on Feb.10th in Riyadh, 148,000 out of 400,000 eligible men registered to vote.
Item: Islamist candidates claimed victory and the opposition complained about fraud.
February 12th issue of The Asia Times contains an interesting report on Saudi Arabia.
AsiaTimes
