Bahrain: Legislative elections scheduled for late November

Elections for the Council of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwab) are to be held on 24 November. King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa set the election date in Royal Order 36, issued on 10 September. Voting will take place across Bahrain from 8am to 8pm on the day. Overseas citizens will be able to vote at Bahraini embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions on 20 November.