Bahrain

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Bahrain Image File history File links Bahrain_coa. ... Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy (until 2002 emirate) with an executive appointed by the king, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and a bi-cameral legislature, with the Chamber of Deputies elected by universal suffrage, and the Shura Council appointed directly by the king. ...

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Political parties from the former Communist Left to the Islamist Right sit in parliament in Bahrain, but are known technically as Political Associations or Blocs. Unless a journalist or commentator is very specific with their use of language they are commonly referred to as Hizb, the Arabic word for party. The position of king of Bahrain was created in February 2002 when the then emir of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah gave himself the title of king. ... Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifah (born January 28, 1950 in Ar-Rifa, Bahrain) (Arabic: حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة) is the current King of Bahrain (from 2002), having previously been its Emir (since 1999). ... In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. ... ‎Khalifah ibn Sulman al-Khalifah (born 1936) is the Prime Minister of Bahrain. ... The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini parliament when sitting in joint session, as laid out in the Constitution of 2002. ... The Consultative Council (majlis al-shura) is the name given to the upper house of the National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain. ... The Council of Representatives (majlis an-nuwab), sometimes translated as the Chamber of Deputies, is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain. ... 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. ... Bahrain will hold parliamentary elections on 25 November 2006 for the 40-seat lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, as well as municipal elections, and is currently in the midst of an election campaign. ... The Kingdom of Bahrain, or Bahrain, is a borderless country in the Persian Gulf (Southwest Asia/Middle East, Asia). ... // Bahrain has eight daily newspapers representing a broad section of opinion. ... Women’s political rights have been a cornerstone of the political reforms initiated by King Hamad with for the first time women being given the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections after the constitution was amended in 2002. ... Bahrain plays a modest, moderating role in regional politics and adheres to the views of the Arab League on Middle East peace and Palestinian rights. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Islamism is a political ideology derived from the conservative religious views of Muslim fundamentalism. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ...

Bahrain’s parties:

Islamist

• Al Junaid
• Al Asalah
• Al Menbar
• Al Wefaq
• Bahrain Freedom Movement (based in london)
• Haq movement
• Islamic Action Party
• Jassim Al Saeedi (independent MP)

This article is about the political party in Bahrain. ... Al Menbar Islamic Bloc is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Bahrain. ... Al Wefaq National Islamic Society is Bahrains most largest political society. ... The Bahrain Freedom Movement (or Bahrain Islamic Freedom Movement to give the direct transliteration of its Arabic name, Harakit Ahraar Al Bahrin Al Islamiyya) is a London based Bahraini Islamist opposition group which has its headquarters in a north London mosque. ... The Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy (Arabic: حركة حق) is an opposition political organization in Bahrain founded in 2005. ... The Islamic Action Party is an Islamist political party in Bahrain which is made up of mostly of Shias belonging the Shirazi faction. ... Jassim Al Saeedi MP is a Bahrain salafist member of parliament representing a constituency in Riffa. ...

Secular

• Al Meethaq
• Democratic Bloc
• Democratic Progressive Tribune - Bahrain (al-Minbar ad-Dimokrati at-Taqadumi - Bahrain)
• Economists Bloc
• National Action Charter Society
• National Democratic Action
• National Justice Movement
• Nationalist Democratic Rally Society (Jami'at al-Tajammu' al-Qawmi al-Dimuqrati)

A leading liberal political party in the Kingdom of Bahrain. ... Formerly the Communist Party of Bahrain, the Democratic Bloc has three MPs in parliament and at least one appointed member of the upper chamber. ... Progressive Democratic Front - Bahrain (in Arabic: al-Minbar ad-Dimokrati at-Taqadumi - Bahrain, generally just called al-Minbar), a political outfit launched by the underground National Liberation Front - Bahrain in 2002. ... The Economists Bloc is a liberal political party in Bahrain represented by three MPs in parliament. ... Liberal pro-government political party, which was established by supporters of King Hamads reform programme. ... The National Democratic Action is Bahrains largest Leftist political party, comprised of an alliance between former Maoists, socialists and Arab nationalists. ... The National Justice Movement is a secular nationalist political party in Bahrain, founded on 5 March 2006 in Muharraq. ... Nationalist Democratic Rally Society (in Arabic: Jamiat al-Tajammu al-Qawmi al-Dimuqrati), a political group attached to the Iraqi-based Baath Party in Bahrain. ...

See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals