Minister Doubts Women Will Be Allowed to Vote
From Times Wire Reports
Saudi Arabia was unlikely to allow women a role in next year’s landmark elections for municipal councils, said Prince Nayif ibn Abdulaziz, the nation’s interior minister.
“I don’t think it’s likely that women will take part in the elections,” Nayif said in remarks aired on Saudi TV.
Saudi officials have played down the likelihood of women voting or running in the elections, the first nationwide vote in the absolute monarchy, but Nayif was the most senior official to comment on the issue.
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