Opposition eyes significant gains as Bahrain heads to second-round poll


Issue 888 - 30 Oct 2010 | 5 minute read

After a solid performance by Al-Wefaq, Bahrain’s secular liberals now face a critical challenge in the run-off contest for the lower house. For the first time since parliament was restored eight years ago, the opposition has a tangible chance of winning half the seats in the national assembly, after the results of the first-round vote on 23 October.

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