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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10461

28 September 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/saudi arabia
EU calls for gender equality

Brussels, 27/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - The EU high representative was, on Monday 26 September, delighted by the announcement made by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia that women had been granted the right to vote from the next municipal elections in 2015, the only elections in which Saudis vote directly. As of next year, women will also be eligible to take part in the King's advisory council. In a press release, Catherine Ashton encourages the authorities to pursue the road towards gender...

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