Bahrain: Women failed to win a single seat in elections
Source:
BBC Women made up 10% of the 300 or so candidates standing in the local polls, but none has been selected by the electorate.
Many of the women were not expecting to win a council seat but said they had stood to set an example and to make it easier for other women in the future.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1978978.stm
Submitted on Wed, 05/08/2002 - 23:00
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