Municipal Election Results Surprise Saudi Arabian Voters From: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs | Date: April 1, 2005| Author: Hanley, Delinda C | Copyright American Educational Trust Apr 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Saudi Arabian men cast ballots for the first time since 1963 on Feb. 10, 2005. In the first of three stages of municipal elections held throughout the Kingdom, voters in the Riyadh region selected candidates to fill half the seats in its 38 precincts. The royal family appointed the remaining council members and the mayors. Nationwide, from February to April, Saudis aged 21 and older, excluding women and members of the military, voted for half the members of a total of 178 municipal councils.<...