Bahrain: Women take a back seat ahead of Bahrain elections
Only 10 have announced plans to run for legislature. Manama As candidates began to sign up, hopes began to fade last night that a high number of women would run for a seat in Bahrain’s lower legislative chamber.
Political hopefuls have five days to register their names in one of the country’s five election supervision bureaus, one for each governorate. Registration for the municipal elections will start on September 20.
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