What would be announced concerning the elections? [originaltext] Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has announced that municipal elections will be held in September for the first time in more than forty years. The Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs said Saturday that a list of regulations, ballot centers, registration dates and deadlines would be announced soon. The kingdom’s thirteen provinces will elect one hundred seventy-eight municipal councils. The Prince did not say if women would be allowed to vote or to run in the elections.