News

Saudi Arabia mulls allowing women to vote, Gulf in the Media (2009)

 

Saudi Arabia: Decks cleared for holding next municipal elections, Arab News (2010)

This news article is on a new set of rules governing the municipal councils and their elections have been sent to the Council of Ministers for approval, paving the way for holding the second round of municipal elections in the Kingdom later next year.

Saudi women want to run in Municipal Elections, CBS News (2011)

This news is about a group of Saudi activists who have launched a campaign to push the oil-rich kingdom to allow women to run in upcoming municipal election, scheduled this spring.

Moderate Saudi scholars form kingdom's first party, Washington Post (2011)

This news article is about ten moderate Saudi scholars say they've formed the kingdom's first political party and have asked the king for recognition. After the turmoil in Egypt and Tunisia, there have been demands for reforms in Saudi Arabia, which follows strict Islamic rule.

Saudi Arabia: Wary but hopeful, Saudi dissidents gather weekly, Los Angeles Times (2011)

This news article is about the increasing demands by Saudi dissidents gathering and calling for fundamental reforms and the coming rally next Friday.

Saudi Arabia says plans to start municipal elections, Reuters (2011)

This news is about the planning of Saudi Arabia to begin municipal elections next month, with no indication in the news source about the women participation. The first phase of the elections will start on Saturday April 23.

Saudi Arabia’s Municipal Elections: Tough Lessons Learned from Islamic Conservatives – Analysis, Eurasia Review (2011)

This analysis gives lessons leaned from the Municipal Elections in Saudi Arabia for the coming Municipal Elections in 29 Sep 2011.

Saudi Arabia: Ban on women taking part in Saudi elections brings call for a boycott, The National (2011)

This news article is about the competing of more than 5,000 men in Saudi Arabia's upcoming municipal elections: but no women, and nor will women be allowed to vote. The election commission announced the massive interest yesterday as candidates began campaigning for votes. The elections, only the second in Saudi Arabia's history, are scheduled for September 29 and are for half the seats in the kingdom's 285 municipal councils.

Saudi Arabia: Men-Only Election shows cash trumps votes in Saudi Response to Arab Spring, Bloomberg (2011)

This news article says that Saudi Arabia is excluding most adult citizens from today’s elections for municipal councils, and Women can’t vote or stand as candidates, and the councilors chosen by Saudi men age 21 and over who aren’t in the military will enjoy few powers.

Saudi Arabia: Women to run and vote in local elections without male guardian permission in 2015, Washington Post (2011)

This news article says that Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian’s approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said Wednesday (28 Dec).