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Islamists triumph in Bahrain polls MANAMA: Sunni and Shiite Islamist candidates triumphed in the first elections to Bahrain's parliament since 1973, according to official results announced at dawn on Friday. Five Sunni Islamists, including two heads of political groups, won parliamentary seats outright in the first round of voting. Seventeen other Sunni and Shiite Islamists went through to the second round to be held on October 31, most of them well ahead of their nearest rivals. Thirteen independent Sunni and Shiite candidates took second place while two liberals and two women could enter parliament after the second round. The first parliamentary elections in the Gulf Arab archipelago since 1973 were billed as the crowning glory of the political reforms launched by King Hamad after his accession in March 1999. Even though four of Bahrain's 15 political groups, including the most influential Shiite Islamist group, decided to boycott the election, their leaders have all welcomed the king's reforms. The groups are unhappy at an amendment to the 1973 constitution stipulating that legislative power be split equally between the elected chamber and a consultative council to be appointed by King Hamad. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
