Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2006
- Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2006
Kuwait held a national election on June 29, 2006. The voters selected the 50 members of the country's National Assembly. For the first time, universal suffrage was in force, and all Kuwaiti citizens at least 21 years of age were allowed to participate except for members of the armed forces. It is estimated that there are around 340,000 people eligible to vote in Kuwait. Although 57% of the eligible voters in Kuwait are women, in the final poll, only 35% of the total voters were women. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/30/news/kuwait.php Reformists sweep vote in Kuwait; women lose] -- International Herald Tribune]
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* [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1555AA3E-B41D-42F2-8DEE-ADE5E93F17EF.htm Al-Jazeera: Kuwaiti women vote (29 June 2006)]
* [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/82EBBF52-CC64-487B-A336-54B19572F34C.htm Al-Jazeera: Kuwait still divided on women's vote (22 June 2006)]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201474,00.html "Female Kuwaitis Participate in National Elections for the First Time"] news article from FoxNews.com
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