First Woman to Win in the Council Elections
The recent elections were indeed a success. However, despite
the high participation of women in the elections it resulted in
one woman winning an uncontested parliamentary seat. In the Council
elections, only Fatima Salman was elected to a Municipal Council
in the Governorate of Muharraq. The King of Bahrain sent his congratulations
to the new Muharraq Municipal councillor saying: ‘we were content
to follow the first female victory in the Bahraini elections, and
we are confident that your victory constitutes a landmark stride
for Bahraini women towards comprehensive development and renaissance
in our country. His Majesty also paid tribute to Bahraini women’s
vital role in society, hailing Ms. Salman as ‘a good woman for Bahraini
women’.
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