Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian's approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when Women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said today.
The change signifies a step forward in easing the kingdom's restrictions against women, but it falls far short of what some Saudi reformers are calling for.
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