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On election day hackers took down government websites, including the elections, parliamentary and state-news websites. A group calling itself "al-Touafan" ("the Flood") claimed responsibility for at least some of the attacks, saying they were "due to the persecution carried out by the Bahraini authorities, and in implementation of the popular ...
The National Assembly is bicameral with the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four-year term.The upper house, the Shura Council, has 40 members appointed by the King of Bahrain, with the stated aim of giving a voice to minority communities and technocratic experts within the legislative process.
General elections were held in Bahrain in November and December 2018 to elect the 40 members of the Council of Representatives. The first round of voting was on Saturday, 24 November, [1] with a second round in 31 constituencies on Saturday, 1 December. [2] A municipal poll coincided with the parliamentary vote.
A total of 292 Bahraini observers from non-governmental organizations monitored the elections, though foreign observers were not allowed. [7]Allegations were made of problems on election day; Al Wefaq's Sheikh Ali Salman claimed at least 890 voters were not allowed to vote in mostly Shia districts because their names were absent from electoral lists.
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Al Wefaq campaigned for greater government subsidies for low income families, with the party's candidate, Dr Jasim Husain, who is the University of Bahrain Research Deanship Economic Research Unit Head, saying "People today have to pay rent, electricity, telephone, Internet and water bills, in addition to other fees. They have to buy food ...
2 August – Bahrain Beat Korea in the Opening Game of the 2023 IHF Men’s Youth World Championship. [2] 25 August – Massive protests going on in Manama in solidarity with political prisoners who are on hunger strike. [3] 30 August – Sherine Hussain of Bahrain sets a world sub-junior record with a remarkable deadlift of 156.5 kilograms. [4]
Follow reaction to practice as Bahrain GP weekend gets underway and the 2023 F1 season begins