By Wafa Ramadhan, KUNA,
Kuwait : In the process of the second National Assembly (NA) elections in which Kuwaiti women are participating, women have been playing an important role at various relevant levels.
Women are voters, candidates, supporters, managers of electoral campaigns, coordinators of electoral seminars, and honorary guests in events.
Former candidate Aisha Al-Rshaid told KUNA that although women are new to the elections, they “have proven themselves and have played a major role in various aspects” of the electoral process.
Several female candidates have proposed applicable solutions for problems that have never been given attention by male candidates, she said.
Women also participate in seminars held by both male and female candidates, she added.
She called on the women to avoid the illegal buying and selling of votes.
Meanwhile, instructor at Kuwait University Dr. Siham Al-Frayh said that women have an important role to play in the electoral process and are not only voters and candidates.
She stressed that the different roles that women are practicing will give them political experiences.
However, Al-Fryh said that some women are used by male candidates to buy votes and attract voters by improper means.