Bahrain

Bahraini voters take to the polls in September or October 2010, and political noise is already rising. Members of the predominant opposition 'society' al-Wefaq claim that the electoral system is biased in favour of government loyalists, while less represented 'societies' and independents say they don't stand a chance under the current system. In terms of public support, it is hard to assess how al-Wefaq are doing with no opinion polls. In general, the public seem to be frustrated with their government, but they are likely to blame the elite rather than the 17 members of the opposition party, and the

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