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Bahrain Shiite Opposition Wins 18 of 40 Seats

Bahrain’s main Shiite opposition group, the Islamic National Accord Association, won 18 of parliament’s 40 seats in a weekend poll, according to electoral officials. The vote is a key test of the willingness of the pro-Western Gulf state’s Sunni royal family to relax its stranglehold on power.


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