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Al Wefaq calls govt to bar military, foreigners from voting
By: Ali Al-Qadumi
MANAMA, Bahrain: Sheikh Ali Salman, secretary general of Al
Wefaq party of Bahrain, has renewed calls to bar military
personnel and recently naturalized Bahrainis from taking part
in the November 25 elections, claiming that the government
grants citizenship to foreigners serving in the armed forces
in order to alter the demographic balance of the country.
Shiias make up majority in the country with more than 80
percent of their population.
Addressing a press conference held on the outskirts of the
capital Manama, he also called for independent local and
international election observers, adding that he feared that
the electronic voting system proposed by the government might
be used to manipulate results.
He presented 16 candidates for the upcoming parliamentary
elections, saying they hoped to win around half of the
parliamentary seats.
Sixteen candidates have been selected to run in their
districts, candidates from three further districts are yet to
be nominated, Ali Salman said.
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Bahrain annuls e-voting to ease Shiias anger
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MANAMA, Bahrain: The Bahraini government decided to annul electronic voting planned for later this year after opposition parties said such methods aim to rig the vote and disenfranchise the country's Shiite majority, a Cabinet minister said.
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