Kuwaiti women go to polls for first time

Women went to the polls today for the first time in Kuwait, voting for parliament members in an election that has shaken up politics-as-usual in the conservative oil-rich emirate.

Women, who won the right to vote and run for office last year, went to separate polling stations from men. There are 27 female candidates among the 249 people running in the election, and women make 57% of voters.