Municipal Elections Are Held Acoss The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA- DECEMBER 12: A Saudi woman arrives at a polling station to vote for the municipal elections on December 12, 2015 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Women are running the municipal council seats as candidates for the first time in the Kingdom's history and also be allowed for the first time to vote in a governmental election. The Municipal councils are the only government body in which Saudi Arabian citizens can elect representatives, so the vote is widely seen as a small but significant opening for women to play a more equal role in society. (Photo by Jordan Pix/ Getty Images)