Monday, October 02, 2006

Bahrain's king annuls electronic voting that angered the country's Shiite majority - iht,africa,Bahrain Electronic Voting - Africa & Middle East - Int

Bahrain's king annuls electronic voting that angered the country's Shiite majority - iht,africa,Bahrain Electronic Voting - Africa & Middle East - International Herald Tribune: "The demonstrators alleged the Sunni Muslim government's program to naturalize migrants was designed to block opposition from the majority Shiite voters and threaten ongoing efforts to reduce unemployment.

Opposition leaders have asked for an investigation into a report distributed by a former government consultant who was expelled from the country last week. The Al-Bandar report suggested that a senior government official was masterminding a plan to use accelerated naturalization and electronic voting, among other tactics, to rig the election and disenfranchise Shiites.
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