Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of wikipedia)

Saudi Arabia has no parliament. A "Consultative Assembly" (Majlis ash-Shura) with 90 appointed members with only consultative tasks exists. No political parties are allowed in Saudi Arabia.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Politics in Saudi Arabia

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Politics of Saudi Arabia takes place in a framework of an absolute monarchy whereby the King of Saudi Arabia is head of state and head of government. The central institution of Saudi Arabian Government is the monarchy. The Basic Law adopted in 1992 declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the sons and grandsons of King Abd Al Aziz Al Saud, and that the Qur'an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari'a).

Most recent election

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The Saudi Arabian municipal elections in 2005 involved 178 municipalities in Saudi Arabia and were held from 10 February to 21 April, 2005.

The first elections to be held in Saudi Arabia since the 1960s, the 2005 elections were held in three stages: the first on 10 February around the capital city of Riyadh, the second in the east and southwest on 3 March, and the third, in the north, on 21 April.

Male citizens over the age of 21 voted for half of the members of their municipal councils.