2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections

2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections
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2/3 of seats in 284 municipalities
Turnout47%

Elections were held in Saudi Arabia on 12 December 2015 for municipal councils, which have limited decision-making powers on local issues such as rubbish collection and street maintenance.[1][2][3] The previous two elections, in 2005 and 2011, were for half the council seats and were open to male candidates and voters only. The 2015 election was for two thirds of the council seats, on 284 municipal councils,[4] with both male and female candidates and voters.[5][6][7] This was the first election in Saudi Arabia in which women were allowed to vote, the first in which they were allowed to run for office, and the first in which women were elected as politicians.[8][9]

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  8. ^ Photograph Tasneem Alsultan, National Geographic. "In a Historic Election, Saudi Women Cast First-Ever Ballots". Archived from the original on 17 December 2015.
  9. ^ Stewart, Ellen (13 December 2015). "Women win seats in the Saudi election for the first time in history". i100. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.