Kuwait: Kuwaiti women vote for first time
Source:
BBC Polling has begun in a Kuwaiti council by-election in which women are being allowed to vote for the first time. Two women are also among eight candidates running for the seat in the Salmiya district, south of the capital.
Website Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4874990.stm
Submitted on Tue, 04/04/2006 - 00:00
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