Ibrahim Al-Sultan,mayor of Riyadh, says that three women and 17 men absorb so far been elected to public office after winning seats on municipal councils in Riyadh on Sunday. The election was the first in which women could vote and run as candidates, and a landmark step in a country where women are barred from driving and are legally dependent on a male relative to approve nearly all their major life decisionsContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com