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{{Politics of Saudi Arabia}}
'''Municipal elections''' in [[Saudi Arabia]]n [[List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia|towns and cities]], initially planned for 31 October 2009,<ref name="Star_KSA_municip_2011" /> are to be held on 29 September 2011<ref>http://www.speroforum.com/a/60670/Saudi-Arabia---Ban-on-Saudi-women-leads-to-election-boycott</ref> (a week after the initial date of 22 September 2011).<ref name="alawsat_details" /> Women may not participate in the elections.<ref name="Star_KSA_municip_2011" /><ref name="TheNational_KSA_municip_2011" /> Women are campaigning for the [[women's suffrage|right to participate]] in the official elections<ref name="bloom_women" /> and are planning to create parallel municipal councils.<ref name="arabiya_womenoutraged" />
 
==Background==