Bahrain may ‘include opposition minister’, says official 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Bahrain’s new government, which should be formed after a second round of elections on Saturday, may include a minister close to the Shiite opposition, an official told AFP.
The Islamic National Accord Association (INAA), the main party of the Shiite majority, clinched 16 seats in the 40-member parliament and seems assured of winning at least one more in a second round on Saturday.
The new cabinet “may include a personality close to INAA,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
He said it would be “a technocrat,” adding that this “witnesses a willingness to promote political life” in the Gulf monarchy.
Bahrain may ‘include opposition minister’, says official 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Bahrain’s new government, which should be formed after a second round of elections on Saturday, may include a minister close to the Shiite opposition, an official told AFP.
The Islamic National Accord Association (INAA), the main party of the Shiite majority, clinched 16 seats in the 40-member parliament and seems assured of winning at least one more in a second round on Saturday.
The new cabinet “may include a personality close to INAA,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
He said it would be “a technocrat,” adding that this “witnesses a willingness to promote political life” in the Gulf monarchy.
INAA leader Sheikh Ali Salman said: “We will study the question if they make us an offer.”
“An opposition presence in the government… will boost confidence,” he told AFP.
Copyright © 2006 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.
