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![]() MB offshoot in Bahrain secures 3 seats in parliament poll
Saturday's parliamentary second-round vote in Bahrain saw independent candidates widen their lead after they secured 3 more seats up from 10 in the first round giving Shiites and independents the two largest presences in the upcoming parliament.
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Saturday's parliamentary second-round vote in Bahrain saw independent candidates widen their lead after they secured 3 more seats up from 10 in the first round giving Shiites and independents the two largest presences in the upcoming parliament. During the last 2 parliaments Islamists had dominated the arena, enjoying unrivalled control over the 2002 parliament after an opposition boycott, and later with Sunni-Shiite Islamists sharing control of the 2006 parliament when the opposition ended the boycott.
Al-Assalah last half of its original eights seats however won votes with only three of the candidates they fielded. According to experts independents, comprised of Sunni Islamists, businessmen and a woman, are not likely to act as a single bloc despite their large numbers due to the different backgrounds of the newly elected Parliament members. |
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tags: Bahrain / Bahrain Muslim Brotherhood / Bahraini Parliament
Posted in MB Around The World |
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