saw detime. the-- saudi time. the electoral commission will announce the results. it is important to note that the local authorities, obviously, whilst they have some sort of power in terms of public services and stuff like that, it's only two-thirds of that body that is directly elected. roughly a third, roughly around a thousand officials are appointed by the king and approved by him. obviously, coming back to the main theme of this election, the roll of women, obviously, when we speak to authorities here, they say, for example, in the united states women only got to vote in the 1960s. a woman can win but she will be unable to drive to her own office because women are not allowed to drive in saudi arabia. there are some pros and cons being highlighted by authorities and critics, but regardless of what side of that argument people sit on, this is definitely a momentous and historic election >>> thank you for that. let's get the viewpoint from the co founder of an initiative which helps women to win positions in public positions. women were denied political partici