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President Welcomes Bahrain Elections, The White House, 2007

Bahrain's First Legislative Elections in Nearly 30 Years

Call to reduce voting age to 18 in Bahrain, Gulf Research Center (2008)

 

Shiite calls for elected Bahraini government spark row, The Malaysian Insider (2010)

Bahrain’s largest Shi’ite parliamentary bloc is demanding that the Cabinet be chosen by its elected parliament, sparking a row with Sunni politicians that has drawn in foreign missions as well.

Sunni opposition leader: Bahrain election ‘will change nothing’, The National (2010)

The secretary general of the Adalah National Movement, blamed direct government interference and the use of public money to finance campaigns for what he predicts will be a parliamentary and municipal election that falls short of others in the Arab world, and said it is pessimistic about the results of November’s elections with no prospects for genuine parliamentary change.

A vote for Bahrain, Gulf Daily News (2010)

This article discusses the facebook group that is trying to get youth involved in the Bahrain 2010 elections.

Bahrain: BPDI approves 2010 Election programme, Bahrain News Agency (2010)

This article discusses a voter education programme approved by the Bahrain Political Development Institute. The programme will target young people.

Bahrain split by electoral boundaries, The National (2010)

There are concerns that Bahrain's current electoral boundaries are discriminatory and could provoke sectarian violence.

204 candidates for Bahrain local, general polls, Khaleej Times (2010)

The next municipal and parliamentary elections in Bahrain will have 204 candidates including 11 women who announced their participation.

Poll monitors in Bahrain won't be part of political societies, Gulf News (2010)

The parliamentary and municipal elections will be monitored by volunteers who are not members of any political society, the head of a rights watchdog said. They must be above 20 years old and will undergo a special training in July, months before the elections are held in autumn.

Bahrain: Reforms focus of poll debate, Gulf Daily News (2010)

Parliamentary elections later this year will offer little to Shi'ite opposition groups pressing for more democratic reforms, according to observers. The election for parliament's lower house, likely in October or November, will be the third since His Majesty King Hamad launched the reform process a decade ago.

Cooking up falsehoods in Bahrain's 'electoral kitchen', The National (2010)

An accusation by opposition groups in Bahrain has been raised that a secretive cabal of pro-government supporters is waging a media campaign to discredit them in the run-up to elections scheduled for later this year.

Bahrain Shias not expecting major gains in poll, Khaleej Times (2010)

The Shia Muslim Al-Wefaq bloc, the Bahraini main opposition group, will field candidates for up to 24 out of 40 voting districts in the next elections and does not expect to win a majority, according to an official.

Bahrain govt warns against fraudulent
 CIO officials, Khaleej Times (2010)

The government of Bahrain has warned its citizens against being tricked by fake Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) officials into giving them personal information. The warning was issued by the CIO after receiving information about individuals faking their identities as CIO officials ahead of the parliamentary and municipal elections.

Bahrain calls parliamentary election for October, Arab News (2010)

Bahrain will hold a parliamentary election on Oct. 23, its third since the Gulf country’s king launched a political reform process a decade ago, Bahrain’s state news agency BNA said.

Bahraini rights watchdogs to monitor elections, Gulf News (2010)

Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) and Bahrain Transparency Society (BTS) is approaching the authorities to be allowed to monitor the parliamentary and municipal elections to be held on October 23.

Bahrain arrests more Shi'ite activists as poll nears, Reuters (2010)

Four more Shi'ite activists were arrested by Bahraini authorities , raising the stakes in the run-up to parliamentary elections after earlier arrests were criticised by rights groups.

Tensions rise in Bahrain amid Shiite arrests, Los Angeles Times (2010)

Political tensions have risen in recent days in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain, where Shiite Muslim clerics and a prominent activist have been arrested as the island kingdom gears up for parliamentary elections in October.

Old ID cards not valid for votes in Bahrain, Khaleej Times (2010)

Bahraini citizens holding old identity cards would not be able to cast their votes in the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections slated for October 23.

Opposition party votes against Bahrain election, The National (2010)

One of Bahrain’s main opposition parties has announced that it will boycott the country’s parliamentary election and called for reform of the island kingdom’s political system.

Bahraini woman tries to echo Kuwaiti females' experience to reaching parliament, Kuwait News agency (2010)

Nine Bahraini women announced desire to run for parliamentary elections in the Arab Gulf Kingdom, slated for October 23, in a bid to win as many places as possible in the 40-seat house, and they try to echo Kuwaiti females' experience.

Bahrain: Voter record verification complete, Gulf Daily News (2010)

Bahrain's Elections Supervising Committee has completed the verification of voters' records ahead of next month's parliamentary and municipality elections.

Bahrain: Vote wisely women urged, Gulf Daily News (2010)

Women in Bahrain must not allow themselves to be pressured into voting for election candidates chosen by their families, an expert warned yesterday.

Bahrain Shi'ite arrests seen as a pre-election move, Reuters (2010)

This articles focuses on the fear of gains by the Shi'te Muslim majority in upcoming elections has moved Gulf Arab state Bahrain to arrest opposition figures who the Sunni government accuses of plotting a coup.

Bahrain activists fear wider unrest, Aljazeera (2010)

This article shows critics of recent terrorism arrests accuse government of trying to silence opposition ahead of October elections.

Bahrain bars candidates’ pre-election sermons, Khaleej Times (2010)

This article is on religious candidates in Bahrain’s October 23 general election who will be barred from preaching in the kingdom’s mosques ahead of the vote, the minister of justice and Islamic affairs announced.

Turmoil overshadows Bahrain poll, The National (2010)

This article is on the official campaigning for October’s parliamentary elections starting next week against a background of unusual political turmoil and with an important segment of Bahrain’s population determined to make significant electoral progress.

Bahrain: Elections, step back for women in politics, ANSAmed (2010)

This article shows that the Parliamentary elections in Bahrain will have a small female presence: just hours before the closing of the registration period less than 10 women submitted their names, a remarkable step back compared to the legislative elections held in 2006, when there were 23 female candidates.

Bahrain: Lateefa keeps her parliament seat as registration ends, Habib Toumi (2010)

This article is on Bahrain’s lower chamber which will have at least one woman after incumbent lawmaker Lateefa Al Gaood carried the sixth constituency in the Southern Governorate where she ran unchallenged.

Two women register for Bahrain’s
 civic polls, Khaleej Times (2010)

This news is on 23 candidates, including two women, filed their papers for Bahrain’s municipal election on the first day of a five-day registration period.

Bahraini woman blames media for not supporting female candidates, Gulf News (2010)

This article is on a Bahraini who tried twice to win a seat in the lower chamber has blamed the media for not providing enough support to women candidates.

182 to contest for 39 seats in Bahrain local polls, Khaleej Times (2010)

This article states that a total of 182 candidates, including three women, will contest for 39 seats in the forthcoming municipal elections in Bahrain. One candidate, Isa Yousif Al Dossary, won unopposed after his opponent withdrew from the race.

Bahrain: Women set to make their mark in poll, Gulf Daily News (2010)

This article is on Women candidates who dismissed fears last night that Bahrain's democracy is sidelining them during next month's elections due to their decreased number. They said this year's electoral race and past results will create a large segment of Bahraini women to re-emerge in the political arena in 2014.

Bahrain: Big drop in poll monitors, Gulf Daily News (2010)

This news is on an anti-corruption watchdog which has voiced concerns after less than half the number of volunteers came forward to monitor next month's municipal council and parliamentary elections.

Tomorrow Last day for Bahrainis Residing Abroad to Register, Bahrain News Agency (2010)

The news refers that 5 Oct will be the deadline for Bahrainis residing abroad to register for the forthcoming legislative and municipal elections, set to be held on October 23 .

Gritty women in Bahrain poll race, Gulf News (2010)

This article is on twelve courageous women are hoping to change this trend by contesting the parliamentary and municipal elections to be held on October 23.

Bahrain: Poll hopefuls urged to sign code of conduct, Gulf News (2010)

This article is on Elections' candidates who are being urged to keep their campaigns clean in the run up to national polls on October 23. A code of conduct has now been launched by a political watchdog, which hopes to keep dirty tricks off the campaign trail.

Bahrain warns candidates of "electoral bribes", Khaleej Times (2010)

This news says that Bahrain’s Election Supreme Committee has urged the public to bring to its notice any case of bribery involving candidates contesting the parliamentary and municipal elections.

Stringent Measures for Fair Bahrain Elections, Bahrain News Agency(2010)

This news is on Senior Bahraini judge and member of the country’s Elections Supreme Committee, who reiterated today, the stringent measures put in place to ensure the elections run fairly and securely as overseas voters went to the polls in Bahrain Embassies and Consulates around the world.

Bahrain: Use of ink will prevent fraud says Al Wefaq, Gulf Daily News (2010)

In this news , Al-Wefaq bloc urged officials to use election ink on people casting their votes to prevent any electoral fraud.

Bahrainis abroad cast their ballot, Gulf Daily News (2010)

This article says that Bahrainis showed up in numbers at diplomatic missions and consulates overseas yesterday to vote and be part of the country's democratic process. Thirty Bahraini embassies and consulates as well as permanent missions in New York and Geneva conducted the election process between 9am and 7pm local time.

Bahrain strives to control vote amid tension, Reuters (2010)

This article is on the attempts of Bahrain to control Bahrain's elections on Saturday and that it is unlikely to bring change to an assembly with little clout, but the government is leaving nothing to chance as it tightens security and makes it tougher for majority Shi'ites to vote.

Shi'ites Advance in Bahrain Elections, VOA News (2010)

This news shows that Bahrain's main Shi'ite opposition group has won 18 out of 40 seats in the first round of parliamentary elections. The results follow accusations of voter irregularities and mounting tension between the country's ruling Suni and Shi'ite minority.

Big turnout in Bahrain elections, Khaleej Times (2010)

This article is about the first round of Bahrain’s municipal and parliamentary elections which was largely peaceful on Saturday with the exception of a few isolated cases of disturbance. Out of 317,900 eligible voters, a large number of Bahrainis exercised their right of franchise. The second round will be held next Saturday in constituencies where no single candidate has emerged as clear winner. There were 139 parliamentary candidates in the run, including eight women, for 35 seats of the 40-member Lower House (five candidates returned unopposed).

Parliamentary Elections Results of Bahrain 2010, Bahrain News Agency (2010)

This news shows the results of the Parliamentary Election 2010 in Bahrain.

Bahrainis abroad cast their votes, Gulf Daily News (2010)

Bahrainis living abroad voted again on 26 October, ahead of the second round of parliament elections on 30 October. A total of 415 voters were registered to cast their ballots at 24 embassies around the globe.

Bahrain Parliamentary elections results confirmed, Bahrain News Agency (2010)

This news is on the Higher Committee to oversee the integrity of elections in the Kingdom of Bahrain which announced the results of the Parliamentary elections following the second round of voting in nine constituencies.

Deaths heighten Bahrain tension, Aljazeera (2011)

In this news article; at least one person has been killed and several others injured after riot police in Bahrain opened fire at protesters holding a funeral service for a man killed during protests in the kingdom a day earlier. Angered by the deaths, a Shia Muslim opposition group has announced it was suspending its participation in the parliament.

Three killed in Bahrain clashes as Mideast seethes, Reuters (2011)

This news article is about the unrest spread across the Middle East and North Africa on Thursday as Bahrain launched a swift military crackdown on anti-government protesters and clashes were reported in Libya and Yemen.

Bahrain protest continues, Aljazeera (2011)

This news article talks about hundreds of demonstrators are gathered at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain's capital, as their protest against the government and ruling royal family entered its ninth day.

Bahrain to go on nationwide strike if government refuses to resign, Novosti (2011)

This news article is about Protesters in Bahrain who will stage more protests and a nationwide strike if the government refuses to resign on Thursday 24 Feb. The King of Bahrain agreed to withdraw troops from the streets of Manama and pardon political prisoners in a move to appease protestors. But he refused to dismiss the government and amend the constitution, the demands which many opposition activists see as a vital precondition for a nationwide dialog.

Bahrain Opposition Leader Returns From Exile, New York Times (2011)

This news article is about the the leader of a banned opposition party who returned from exile on Saturday and exhorted a crowd of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters to continue demonstrating until they achieved a “successful revolution.”

Bahrain: Referendum a possibility, Gulf Daily News (2011)

In this news; Bahrain may hold a referendum once a dialogue with opposition groups produces an agreement , HRH the Crown Prince said yesterday.

Bahrain announces elections to replace 18 Shia MPs, The National (2011)

Bahrain will hold elections to replace eighteen Ministers of parliament who "resigned in protest after the start of a crackdown on pro-reform demonstrations." The election is scheduled for September 24, 2011.

Bahrain: 75 candidates in run for Bahrain by-elections, Khaleej Times (2011)

The article reports the number of candidates and voters registrated before the September 20 elections. Nine women are candidates and if they are elected it could be the first time in Bahrain’s history that females win seats at the parliament in a competitive election.

Bahrain: Poll candidates in Bahrain receive threats, Khaleej Times (2011)

The article reports that according the The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society, ten by-election candidates were threatened and ask to withdraw from the elections.

Bahrain: Tensions rise ahead of Elections , VoA News (2011)

This news article about tensions mounting in Bahrain ahead of planned parliamentary elections next week, with opposition supporters vowing to hold a mass demonstration in the capital, Manama. Next Saturday’s poll (24 Sep), will fill 18 seats abandoned by the main opposition al-Wefaq party, who quit in February over the government’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

Bahrain: Elections campaigns to end Friday morning, Bahrain News Agency (2011)

This news article says that all types of election Campaigns by the candidates contesting for the Bahrain By-elections should end at 8 am Friday morning 23rd Septembers, 24 hours before the start of the opening of the ballot boxes, the Elections Executive Committee said.

Bahrain: Analysis: Gulf widening in Bahrain as election looms, Reuters (2011)

In this news analysis: As Bahrainis prepare for a vote to fill parliamentary seats vacated in protest by opposition members, authorities have tried hard to restore a sense of normality to the streets after a harsh government crackdown on demonstrations in March.

Bahrain's by-elections Q&A , BBC (2011)

These are some Q&As from the BBC on Bahrain which is holding by-elections on Saturday 24 September to fill 18 parliamentary seats left vacant when deputies from the main opposition Al-Wifaq party resigned in protest at government repression of demonstrations. Al-Wifaq represents Shia Muslims, who make up about 70% of Bahrain's native population, and is boycotting the polls on the grounds that the "election is not aimed at achieving serious results". All other opposition parties are also boycotting.

Bahrain Vote Erupts in Violence, The New York Times (2011)

This news article says, as the government of Bahrain held parliamentary elections Saturday 24 September, hundreds of protesters clashed with security forces while trying to make their way to Pearl Square, the site in the capital where the kingdom’s pro-democracy movement got started early this year and was heavily suppressed.

Bahrain: Electorate’s no to zero voting at by poll, Bahrain News Agency (2011)

This news is about the by-polls in Bahrain which continues peacefully barring some minor stray incidents. Voter turnout has been more than encouraging, said the observers and chief election officers in all the general booths.

Bahrain Elections Missing Key Shiite Players, by Reem Khalifa, ABC News (2014)

Bahrain will hold municipal and parliamentary elections on 22 November 2014. In order to be elected from the first round, candidates need to obtain more than 50% of the total number of votes. However, the upcoming elections are being boycotted by the largest opposition Shiite group.

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Bahrain: Polls close in boycotted Bahrain elections, Al Jazeera (2014)