Holy Shit! Saudi Women Get the Right to Vote!

[CaveMike]

Originally Posted by Peremensoe

2015, actually.

Thanks for the correction. The gawker.com linked article has an error for the year.

This change is four years away. I believe the last one was four years too. I guess the promise is always 'next election'.


There was a story earlier this year that Saudi women-activists were going around to polling places and attempting to register to vote for the municipal elections. Supposedly one set of women were able to register at one polling place, but the rest were denied. I don't think many expected to be allowed, but they were trying to demonstrate peacefully and challenge society's norms.

[Random Precision]

Originally Posted by CaveMike

This change is four years away. I believe the last one was four years too. I guess the promise is always 'next election'.

From the bit of an NPR story I heard earlier, the difference this time is that it's an edict from the King. From this I gather that the former promise was not. According to the Saudi interviewed for the story, when it comes directly from the King, no one else can set it aside. So there's that.