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Bahrain holds its first major vote since unrest

Voters in Bahrain cast ballots Saturday in the island kingdom's first full parliamentary election since Arab Spring-inspired protests erupted four years ago, but a boycott called by the country's opposition threatens to overshadow the poll.

 

A collection of opposition groups including al-Wefaq, the country's most organized and popular Shiite group, is urging supporters to stay away from the polls. Al-Wefaq accuses the government of not taking seriously enough reform efforts and improving reconciliation between supporters of Bahrain's Sunni monarchy and an opposition movement dominated by the country's Shiite majority.

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.22.14, 10:08