Voting in 140 ballot centers ended in Riyadh region this evening after a good turnout of the 150,000 registered voters.
Seven members of Riyadh region municipal council will be directly elected in Saudi Arabia's first municipal elections, with the remaining seven to be appointed by the government, according to the municipal councils system.
Vote counting in all centers started immediately. The preliminary results will soon come out while the final results of the poll will be known in two days, officials said.
