Bahrain: election of a new parliament without a dissenting vote

Bahrain, is the country that hosts the fifth US fleet and a British base, voted Saturday to elect a new Parliament, a poll that took place without the major opposition groups, banned by power.

The 54 polling stations in this small Gulf kingdom have closed at 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT) and the results are expected in principle Sunday.

The authorities have announced a participation rate of 67%, "well above the last elections in 2014".

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