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	Elections in Bahrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bahrain will hold parliamentary elections on 25 November 2006 for the lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, and is currently in the midst of an election campaign.
		The elections in 2002 were the first since the late emir Shaikh Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifa dissolved the first elected parliament in 1975 and abrogated the 1973 Constitution (see: History of Bahrain).
		The 2002 elections were at the core of democratic reforms launched by King Hamad when he became King in 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Bahrain (771 words)

	Bahrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Bahrain is the smallest, in terms of population, Arab nation in the world, and the smallest Arab member of the United Nations.
		Bahrain is an Arabic word meaning "Two Seas", and is thought to either refer to the fact that the islands contain two sources of water, sweet water springs and salty water in the surrounding seas, or to the south and north waters of the Persian Gulf, separating it from the Arabian coast and Iran, respectively.
		Bahrain is a generally flat and arid archipelago, comprising of a low desert plain rising gently to a low central escarpment, in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Bahrain (3830 words)

	UNDP-POGAR: Programme on Governance in the Arab Region: Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Elections are overseen by the Elections Committee, whose head is the Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs.
		Elections for the Chamber of Deputies were held in October 2002.
		The elections were historic, not only because they are the first for the country’s new bicameral legislature, but because they were the first in which women had the right to vote for members of parliament and run as candidates.
	www.pogar.org /countries/elections.asp?cid=2 (841 words)

	Bahrain Embassy to the United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The law outlines that Bahrain is to be divided into five municipalities: Capital (www.capital.gov.bh), Muharraq www.muharraq.gov.bh/index.php, Northern District (www.northern.gov.bh), Central District and Southern District.
		Bahrain is a close friend, and an important example of a nation making the transition to democracy.
		The national elections recently concluded promise to strengthen the establishment of representative institutions in Bahrain, and to help meet the political aspirations of all its citizens, including women who fully participated in the electoral process.
	www.bahrainembassy.org /historicaltimeline.html (1108 words)

	Hexapedia - Elections in Bahrain (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Elections in Bahrain gives information on election and election results in Bahrain.
		An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office.
		According to rulers in parliamentary elections at 24 october 2002 the moderate Sunni Islamists and independents win 16 of 40 seats.
	www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Elections_in_Bahrain (180 words)

	Bahrain (10/06)
		Bahrain is one of the most densely populated countries in the Middle East; about 89% of the population lives in the two principal cities of Manama and Al Muharraq.
		Bahrain promulgated a constitution and elected its first parliament in 1973, but just two years later, in August 1975, the Amir disbanded the National Assembly after it attempted to legislate the end of Al-Khalifa rule and the expulsion of the U.S. Navy from Bahrain.
		Bahrain is a regional financial and business center; international financial institutions operate in Bahrain, both offshore and onshore, without impediments, and the financial sector is currently the largest contributor to GDP at 27.6%.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/26414.htm (4149 words)

	Islamic Fundamentalists In Major Gains In Bahrain Elections
		Runoff elections for the remaining seats of the 40-member parliament will be held on Thursday, Middle East Newsline reported.
		Bahrain has 400,000 citizens, most of them devout Muslims who attend mosque regularly and contribute heavily to Islamic charities.
		The first round of elections was boycotted by the four leading opposition groups, which charged that parliament was not given sufficient authority.
	www.rense.com /general31/islam.htm (322 words)

	Elections in Bahrain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Bahrain (Arabic: البحرين / Bahrayn) is a country in Arabia.
		Bahrain has a population of around 670,000 on 665 km².
		Freedom House rated the country on political rights with a 5 and on civil rights with a 5, both on a scale of 1 to 7 (in which 1 is the most free).
	www.electionworld.org /bahrain.htm (203 words)

	U.S. Challenges and Choices in the Gulf: Political Liberalization
		But Bahrain is in many ways unique -- its progress toward liberalization is being spurred by economic stagnation, societal fragmentation and a history of political unrest -- suggesting that its experiment with democracy will not be easily replicated by other Gulf states.
		Bahrain's reforms were a response to intense popular pressure, including a domestic "uprising" that lasted through most of the 1990s.
		Bahrain's experience is in part an attempt to resolve economic problems and social unrest through increased political participation.
	www.mepc.org /forums_briefs/11-22-02.asp (1606 words)

	Top20Bahrain.com - Your Top20 Guide to Bahrain! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Bahrain was in the ancient times known as Dilmun, Tylos (its Greek Given name), Awal, as well as Persian name Mishmahig when it came under of the imperial rule of the Persian Empire.
		Nowadays Bahrain is a cosmopolitan society with mixed communities: two thirds of Bahrain's population consists of Arabs while the rest are immigrants and guest workers that are largely from Iran, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
		Bahrain has long been a popular tourist destination for visitors from neighbouring states, but growing awareness of its rich heritage dating back five thousand years to the Dilmun civilization means that the Kingdom is steadily attracting visitors from further abroad.
	www.top20bahrain.com (1909 words)

	Bahrain
		Bahrain will hold elections for the five municipal councils in May 2006 and for the 40 seats in the lower house of parliament in October 2006.
		Bahrain is a regional financial and business center; international financial institutions operate in Bahrain, both offshore and onshore, without impediments, and the financial sector is currently the largest contributor to GDP at 24.2%.
		Bahrain is currently offering humanitarian support and technical training to support the reconstruction of the Iraqi banking sector, and has offered support for each stage of Iraq’s political transformation.
	www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/bahrain.html (3054 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Region \| From emirate to kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In Bahrain, women already had the vote and were permitted to work and own businesses, but the decision to allow them to run for office is a first for the Gulf region.
		The restoration of the legislature was the main demand during sporadic upheavals triggered by Bahrain's mainly Shi'ite opposition during the period 1994 to 1999.
		Legislative elections are scheduled to take place in October while municipal elections are to be held in May. The last parliamentary elections were conducted in 1975, and two years later that parliament was dissolved.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2002/574/re6.htm (449 words)

	IFES Election Guide - Country Profile: Bahrain - Elections
		For the first time Bahrain’s parliament was dissolved 27 years ago, voters were called to the polls to elect members of a newly established parliament.
		With its legislative elections scheduled for October 24, the government of Bahrain was criticized for its division of electoral constituencies.
		The October 24 election is part of a reform process promoted by the king to strengthen Bahrain's constitutional monarchy.
	www.electionguide.org /country-news.php?ID=18 (370 words)

	Feminist Daily News 4/9/2002: Women Participate in Bahrain Elections for First Time
		Thirty-four women are registered as candidates in the May municipal elections in Bahrain, the first time women will appear on the ballot.
		These will also be the first elections in Bahrain in which women will be allowed to vote.
		The last democratic elections in Bahrain were in 1973, according to the Associated Press.
	www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=6455 (190 words)

	bahrain
		Moody's announced that it has upgraded Bahrain's country ceilings for foreign-currency bonds and (onshore) bank deposits to Baa1/Prime-2 from Baa3/Prime-3 in light of the diminished geopolitical risk from nearby Iraq and the ongoing success of political reform.
		Bahrain's local currency bond ratings were affirmed at Baa1.
		Bahrain Maritime and Mercantile Int'l BSC, Sitra, Bahrain*, is being awarded $48,000,000 firm fixed price with indefinite/delivery type of contract for a C-2 (Command and Control) emergency acquisition in direct support of "operation enduring freedom" for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps.
	www.usrom.com /Countries/bahrain.htm (761 words)

	Bahraini.TV » Blog Archive » Bahrain poll dates soon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Elections to Bahrain’s Parliament and Municipal Councils will be held between September and December this year, it was revealed last night.
		Shaikh Ahmed, who is in-charge of the executive office responsible for elections, said the government is committed to ensure full transparency in the voting process, abiding by the Constitution and the Election Laws.
		According to the Municipalities Law, election to the councils should be held during the last two months of their four-year term, after the commencement of the first meeting of the council.
	bahraini.tv /?p=295 (666 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Bahrain
		Bahrain's fiscal burden of government score is 0.7 point better this year, and its government intervention score is 0.5 point better; however, its monetary policy and property rights scores are 1 point worse.
		The World Trade Organization reports that Bahrain's average applied MFN tariff rate in 2000 (the most recent year for which WTO data are available) was 7.7 percent.
		In the same year, based on data from the Directorate of Economic Planning, Bahrain received 81.7 percent of its total revenues (the largest portion being oil and gas revenues) from state-owned enterprises and government ownership of property.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Bahrain (1106 words)

	Welcome to Bahrain Brief
		The Bahrain Human Rights Centre, as the new institute is to be named, received Sheikh Hamad’s formal go ahead during his meeting with the three co-founder members, Dr Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Hasan Mousa, and Nabeel Rajab.
		Bahrain recently ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Centre will look at their implementation.
		The Annual Report found that during the year “major steps were taken to promote and protect human rights in Bahrain.” It went on to say that in Bahrain “All political prisoners and detainees were released and the State Security Court and state security legislation were abolished.
	www.bahrainbrief.com.bh /english/june2002-issue.htm (688 words)

	VOA News - Women And Bahrain's Election
		Because eighteen women are running in the elections and one is unopposed, the vote will result in the Gulf region's first female parliamentarian.
		There was strong participation by female voters in that election, but none of the female candidates won a seat.
		Bahrain is a "healthy model for the region," said Under Secretary of State Hughes.
	www.voanews.com /uspolicy/2006-11-09-voa5.cfm (325 words)

	Bahrain Blogs » BCHR release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights expresses its concern over recent moves by the US government to limit contact between those individuals unlawfully held at Guantanamo Bay, and their American...
		Bahrain Centre for Human Rights: Grave allegations of a hate-attack against a migrant worker confirms BCHR's worries in the aftermath of illegal and secret naturalization and systematic...
		Bahrain Center for Human Rights October 13, 2006 Ref: 06101300 A devastating report leaked last month alleged that a secret organisation led by a senior government official is working to ensure...
	bahrainblogs.org /?cat=57 (1600 words)

	BAHRAIN: parliamentary elections Al-Nuwab, 2002
		For the first time since the constitutional Kingdom was proclaimed on 14 February 2002 and parliament restored, elections were held for all the seats in the Representative Council.
		On the same date, he announced that municipal elections would be held on 9 May 2002 and legislative elections on 24 October 2002.
		The election was also the first time that women in Bahrain were able to vote and stand as candidates in a national poll.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2371_02.htm (521 words)

	Bahrain Center for Human Rights \| Defending and promoting human rights in Bahrain
		The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) has learned that a group of elderly citizens were paid BD10 ($25) to stage a demonstration opposed to an opposition event in Juffair.
		The BCHR is especially concerned that this latest move may be part of an attempt to stifle criticism of the government ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, due to be held in less than a month's time.
		Bahrain Centre for Human Rights: Grave allegations of a hate-attack against a migrant worker confirms BCHR's worries in the aftermath of illegal and secret naturalization and systematic discrimination in Bahrain.
	www.bahrainrights.org (1288 words)

	BBC News \| MIDDLE EAST \| Bahrain women fail in landmark poll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This was the first election in Bahrain for almost three decades, and is being seen as the start of significant change in the government of this Gulf island.
		After the excitement of polling, many in Bahrain and across the Gulf will be saddened to learn that none of the 30 women who took part in elections will be taking office.
		He has scheduled parliamentary elections for October this year, when women will be allowed to stand and vote in national elections for the first time.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/1978978.stm (363 words)

	Ahead of elections: Bahrain govt threatens website owners with prosecution \| Bahrain Center for Human Rights
		The Bahrain Center for Human Rights condemns recent threats by the Ministry of Information to prosecute website owners for discussing the recent Bandargate scandal.
		The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is highly skeptical of the justification for the gag order, as the case against Dr Al-Bandar is to be decided by a judge, and not a citizen's jury.
		Rather, the BCHR perceives this as a possible attempt by the government to hide the details of the Bandargate scandal, as it may damage the credibility of the elections due to be held three weeks from now.
	www.bahrainrights.org /ref06110200 (1022 words)

	AlterNet: War on Iraq: Elections: A Baby Step
		The details behind the ballyhooed elections – that Bush first opposed them and then postponed them for his own benefit – tend to get lost in the media's boosterism.
		Except that he was apparently afraid that open, non-manipulated elections in Iraq might become a factor in the U.S. presidential campaign, so he got the elections postponed to January 2005.
		It was Sistani and the major Shiite parties that demanded free and open elections and a UNSC resolution.
	www.alternet.org /waroniraq/21152 (931 words)

	meepas - Bahrain country profile: Economy and Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		During the last elections in Bahrain, out of the fifty municipal seats, thirty-eight have been won by candidates affiliated with Islamist parties.
		Although it is to Bahrain's strength that such groups have been democraticly elected, the possible long term agenda of some of the islamic groups to turn Bahrain into a religious state can be viewed as a threat against Bahrain's secular nature.
		The Iranian link is a concern to the Bahraini government as they view Iran's involvement and influence with the local Shiite community as an internal threat due to previous experiences of riots and unrest by the Shiite population who accroding to reports received covert help from Tehran.
	www.meepas.com /Bahrainthreats.htm (477 words)

	World Tribune.com: Islamic fundamentalists gain in Bahrain elections
		ABU DHABI — Islamic fundamentalists scored major gains in Bahraini parliamentary elections last week.
		Bahrain also serves as the headquarters of of the U.S. Marine Corps component of Central Command.
		They included the Royal Air Force's Tri-Star refueling tankers at Bahrain airport.
	www.worldtribune.com /worldtribune/WTARC/2002/me_bahrain_10_27.html (315 words)

	Qahwa Sada: Bahrain: Must be election season
		In September 2006 US President George Bush cited Bahrain as an example of the “real” changes taking place in the Middle East and that the country was evidence that “as liberty flourishes, nations grow in tolerance and hope and peace.” The reality could not be more different.
		The bad news is that in spite of clamoring for four years for the country’s opposition societies and especially the Shi‘is to participate in the system, powerful members of the al-Khalifa government view such a prospect as a threat to their power.
		The depth of the government’s paranoia and the steps royal family members have taken to shore up their authority was revealed in mid-September when the details of “Bandargate,” a political scandal that has shocked the island nation and cast serious doubts over the upcoming elections, began to unfold.
	abuaardvark.typepad.com /qahwa_sada/2006/10/bahrain_must_be.html (1399 words)

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