Oh Those Elections, but Bush is Gone………..
“In 2005, Saudi Arabia held its first citywide (though male-only) elections for municipal councils in the three cities polled in this survey, with membership to be evenly divided henceforth between elected and appointed officials. A second round of elections, due in 2009, was postponed. In this survey, half the urban public said that those elections should have been held on time; a third disagreed. Moreover, two-thirds said local elections should now be held by 2011. Asked what role these municipal councils should play, most respondents cited either infrastructure or economic improvements. Half said that they would approach the council about local issues such as road repair or sanitation services. …...….”
Forget about elections, ain’t gonna happen. Not any time soon, maybe some other time. Besides, all that was Bush’s idea. What do you think we are? Like the rest of the world?
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