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Give examples of the countries which do not provide equal rights to vote.

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There are many examples of countries which do not provide equal rights to vote.

Examples:

In Saudi Arabia, women do not have the right to vote.
Estonia has made its citizenship rules in such a way that people belonging to Russian minority find it difficult to get their right to vote.
In Fiji, the electoral system is such that the vote of the Fijian has more value than that of an Indian Fiji.

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