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| Bahrain Votes Today |
| 2010-10-24 |
| (BNA) Bahraini voters started casting their ballots today at 8.00 am to elect 35 Mps out of 139 Parliamentary candidates as five nominees had already won unopposed.. Citizens will also elect 39 municipal councilors out of a total 177 nominees as one candidate secured his seat unopposed. Eight women candidates are in the in fray competing for parliamentary seats while 3 women are competing in the municipal elections. These are the third parliamentary and municipals elections ever since His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa embarked on the Reform Project, giving his people a stake in the future of their country, exercising its constitutional right in the decision process. All political associations have rallied to take part in Bahrain 2010 polls, convinced that the His Majesty King Hamd's reform project has placed Bahrain on the world map and projected its new-look image. The first elections were held on October 24, 2010, while the second edition were organised on November 25, 2005. Press reports expect 27 constituencies to be decided from the first round while candidates in 8 constituencies will have to compete in a second round. |
| Posted by:Fred |