Threat to Kuwait 'yes' vote on women's rights
Political wrangling is threatening to derail the fight by Kuwaiti women for greater political rights in the conservative Gulf state ahead of a crucial parliamentary session today on allowing females to participate in municipal elections for the first time.
The haggling follows parliament’s preliminary 26-20 approval during the first reading of the draft Municipal Council law on April 19 to let women vote and compete in local council elections. Today’s second reading of the bill and a second vote is required before it becomes law.
