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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 18 > First Kuwaiti women win parliament seats

First Kuwaiti women win parliament seats


May 18, 2009

KUWAIT CITY — Kuwaitis elected female parliament members for the first time and rejected a number of Islamic fundamentalist candidates in a weekend vote that many hoped would bring stability to the country’s rocky political scene.

Women gained the right to vote and run for....

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