Women in Saudi Arabia are Allowed to Vote for the First Time

Saudi Arabia took a significant step forward this week by allowing women for the first time to both register to vote and to run for office in the municipal elections due to take place in December.

The move allays concerns that King Salman, rumored to be closer to the country’s hardline conservative religious establishment than his predecessor, could slow the already gradual process of women’s rights reforms shepherded by the late King Abdullah.

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