The first elections ever in Saudi Arabia is becoming more and more visible. Take a quick tour in the streets of Riyadh and you will see all the ads that promote the coming municipal elections and urge citizens to register, because “unless you register, your voice will not be heard,” the ad says.
However, I don’t expect a high voting rates. It is the first time Saudis have the chance to vote and participate in making decisions. Plus, Saudis never seemed to be, at least to me, interested in politics.
I don’t know if there’s any Saudi readers for this blog, but if you are Saudi citizen, 21 or older, and want to know the important dates and places, please head to Elections.gov.sa.
I will be voting in the second stage, scheduled after three months, and I’m only worried that when time to vote comes, I may not find any candidate good enough to vote for! Let’s wait and see.
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And there will definitely be a less than 50% turnout, since women will not be allowed to vote. (Why this is when Bahrain, for example, does manage to permit women to vote, is beyond me!)
It is beyond me too. Here is something about it.