Elections in Saudi Arabia
Q. In which gulf country, women were allowed to vote and to run for office for first time?- Published on 15 Dec 15a. Qatar
b. Saudi Arabia
c. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
d. Iraq
ANSWER: Saudi Arabia
- Municipal elections in Saudi Arabian towns and cities were held on 12 December 2015.
- The previous two elections, in 2005 and 2011, were for half the council seats and were open to male candidates and voters only.
- The 2015 election was for two thirds of the council seats, on 284 municipal councils, with both male and female candidates and voters.
- This was the first election in Saudi Arabia in which women were allowed to vote and the first in which they were allowed to run for office.
