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Saudi women candidates begin first election campaigns

Saudi women began their first-ever campaigns for public office on Sunday, in a step forward for women's rights in the conservative kingdom's slow reform process.

More than 900 women are contesting in the December 12 municipal elections, which will also mark the first time women are allowed to vote.

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