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The Saudi Arabian municipal elections in 2005 involve 178 municipalities in Saudi Arabia and are scheduled to be held from 10 February to 21 April , 2005. The first elections to be held in Saudi Arabia since the around the capital city of Riyadh , the second in the East and southwest on 3 March , and the third, in the north, on 21 April . The elections are part of the Saudi Government 's response to progressive movements calling for political reform. Male citizens over the age of 21 will vote for half of the members of their municipal councils. On is possible." Elections officials noted logistical concerns, such as the lack of separate women's voting booths and the fact that many women do not have identification cards, as well as opposition from conservative religious traditionalists. However, the government has promised that women will be voting in the next elections of 2009. |
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