AlQa'da 11, 1436 AH, August 2015, SPA -- Saudi women run in a new national experience in the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud after it was made available for them to enter as voters and candidates in the third term of the municipal elections, which began registering names of women voters and candidates in the seventh month of this Dhul-AlQa'dah, in a move described by observers as a radical shift in the march of the municipalities in the Kingdom. The support of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for Saudi women comes out of his belief in the importance of the integrative role of Saudi women with men in the construction and development of the country by engaging in the national work for the benefit and the good of the homeland and its citizens, in the framework of religious controls that preserve their privacy, prestige, and be commensurate with their human nature to be able to fruitful and effective participation. The third term of the municipal elections witnessed a number of developmental updates for the electoral process approved by the new municipal councils system issued by Royal Decree No. (M / 61) on 4/10 / 1435H, compared to the previous ones, the first and second elections, including raising the proportion of members of municipal councils elected to two-thirds after half of them are elected, and reducing the voting age to 18 years instead of 21 years, which enhances youth participation in local development issues, granting many powers to municipal councils, and the entry of women as voters and candidates. --More 16:16 LOCAL TIME 13:16 GMT تغريد
