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  Updated: May 30, 2011

Bahraini Shia leader says supports royal family

By: Ali Al-Qadumi

MANAMA, Bahrain: Sheikh Ali Salman, Bahrain's main Shi'ite opposition party leader said on Sunday his goal was to help bring political reform, rejecting accusations of taking orders from Iran or seeking to install Shi'ite religious rule.

The head of the opposition group Wefaq said his party backed the Al Khalifa family as rulers and wanted to help the government with constitutional reforms.

In an interview, Salman told Reuters: "We said we want a constitutional monarchy, not a republic. We are for a gradual move to a democratic system, so we are not against the ruling family."

"We have national demands that have nothing to do with Iran. We are proud of being a sensible, mature and progressive political movement that doesn't need to take instructions from Iran or any other country."


 

 
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