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Kuwait
Kuwait
»AP Winning parliamentarian candidate Aseel Al Awadhi celebrates her victory
with supporters at her campaign head quarters in Surra, Kuwait City.
Kuwaiti women in first-ever win of four parliamentary seats
Agencies
Last updated: May 17, 2009, 13:17
Kuwait City: Official results announced on state television show that Kuwaiti
women have won in parliamentary elections for the first time, garnering four
seats.
The victory is resounding Kuwait, where parliaments have been men-only for
almost five decades.
Women were granted political rights in 2005, but they failed to make any gains
in two previous elections.
Official results from Saturday's vote were read out by judges on state-owned TV
on Sunday.
Massouma Al Mubarak, the country's first female Cabinet minister, was nameed
one of the four new female lawmakers.
The other winners are liberal Aseel Al Awadhi, women's rights activist Rola
Dashti, and independent university teacher Salwa Al Jassar.
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