In which small Middle Eastern Country were women only granted the right to vote in 2006?
Women in Kuwait it was overturned by the new parliament just months later by two-votes difference. Kuwaiti women were granted the right to vote in May 2005. Women voted for the first time in June 2006, and in these elections 28 women ran out of a pool of 250 candidates though none won. Almost exactly four years after women were given full political rights, four were elected into parliament for the first time. The winners in the 2009 elections were: Massouma Al Mubarak (the first Kuwaiti woman appointed to the cabinet), Aseel Al Awadhi, Rola Dashti, and Salwa Al Jassar. In 2011, Kuwait
Right of expatriates to vote in their country of origin Right of expatriates to vote in their country of origin The right of expatriates to vote in elections in their country of origin varies depending on the legislation of an expatriate’s country of origin. Some countries (such as France) grant their expatriate citizens unlimited voting rights, identical to those of citizens living in their home country. Other countries allow expatriate citizens to vote only for a certain number of years after leaving the country, after which they are no longer eligible to vote (e.g. 15 years for the UK and 25 years for Germany). Other countries reserve the right vote