RIYADH (Reuters) – Islamist-backed candidates triumphed over tribal opponents and businessmen in Saudi Arabia’s landmark men-only elections in the capital Riyadh, according to preliminary results released Friday.

Losing candidates cried foul, saying six of the seven victors had violated a ban on election alliances when their names were circulated via mobile phones and the Internet to voters in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom with messages suggesting they had Islamist backing.
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