Women in Saudi Arabia voted for the first time in the Dec. 12 municipal elections that also featured the country’s first women candidates for local council seats.
Saudi Women on Ballot, Vote in Historic Election
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Dr. Haifa al-Hababi, a candidate for Saudi municipal elections speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Riyadh, Dec. 11.
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Saudi woman Fawzia al-Harbi, a candidate for local municipal council elections, shows her candidate biography at a shopping mall in Riyadh on Nov. 29, 2015.
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Saudi women vote in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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A woman gestures as she leaves a polling station after casting her vote.