Last month, on the 19th April, lawmakers in Kuwait agreed to allow women the right to vote and run in local council elections – a bill that passed on a 26-20 vote, with three abstentions [1].
Le parlement koweïtien a adopté une loi accordant aux femmes le droit de vote et d'éligibilité, malgré l'opposition des islamistes, ce qui constitue une première dans cet Etat très conservateur du Golfe persique.
In a major step toward granting women political rights, lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to permit women to vote and compete in local council elections, but the measure requires more legislative action before it would become a law.
