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Bahrain Bahrain

Head of State
Inherited monarchy
Head of Government
Appointed
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Two-Round System
Voting age
20

Governmental

Name of Institution: Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs Website Address: www.bahrain.gov.bh

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Electoral News Archive

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25 September 2011
Bahrain: Electorate’s no to zero voting at by poll, Bahrain News Agency (2011)
25 September 2011
Bahrain Vote Erupts in Violence, The New York Times (2011)
25 September 2011
Bahrain's by-elections Q&A , BBC (2011)
22 September 2011
Bahrain: Analysis: Gulf widening in Bahrain as election looms, Reuters (2011)
22 September 2011
Bahrain: Elections campaigns to end Friday morning, Bahrain News Agency (2011)
22 September 2011
Bahrain: Tensions rise ahead of Elections , VoA News (2011)
07 September 2011
Bahrain: Poll candidates in Bahrain receive threats, Khaleej Times (2011)
07 September 2011
Bahrain: 75 candidates in run for Bahrain by-elections, Khaleej Times (2011)
13 May 2011
Bahrain announces elections to replace 18 Shia MPs, The National (2011)
17 March 2011
Bahrain: Referendum a possibility, Gulf Daily News (2011)

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Bahrain

Description of Electoral System:

 (Courtesy of IFES election guide)

The monarchy is hereditary. In the Shura Council 40 members are appointed by the monarch. In the House of Deputies 40 members are elected by direct vote to serve 4-year terms. 

 

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