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| Kingdom holds free, fair and peaceful civic elections | |
| 2011-09-30 | |
Prince Mansour said the Kingdom and its government agencies have satisfied the yearnings of the people "for a free, fair and credible election." “While the last municipal council elections were conducted with the assistance of experts from the United States, Europe and some Arab countries in addition to the United Nations, the preparations for the current elections were made by Saudi experts assisted by 16,000 Saudi workers in all the provinces,” the prince said. He also thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for permitting women to participate in the next municipal elections, and hoped that the move would lead to a qualitative shift in municipal activities. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 for permitting women to participate in the next municipal elections They may not drive to the poll station though |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-09-30 01:04 |
| #1 This got a big boost from their last election, which was experimental, but had the government scared to death. But it was impressively boring, with a moderate turnout, and the candidates elected were just a tad more conservative than the ones who had been appointed before. The king and government were thrilled. The typical Saudi on the street is fairly content with the status quo, and disinterested in radical anything. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-09-30 00:25 |