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Saudi Arabia: Municipal Elections Put off for Two Years

Written byAmira Al Hussaini
Posted 18 May 2009 20:56 GMT

Saudi blogger Saudi Jeans notes: “It’s official now. The municipal elections will be put off for two years, but instead of saying we are delaying the elections they came out today saying they will extend the mandate of municipal councils by two years. Classic.”

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