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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Parliamentary, Municipal Elections Begin in Bahrain

A polling station in the Bahraini city of Muharraq (AFP)

Polling stations opened on Saturday in Bahrain for the parliamentary and municipal elections.

Bahrainis who had their names registered to cast their votes in the elections have flocked to the polling stations early on Saturday to exercise their national duty, according to Bahrain's News Agency (BNA).

Fifteen general polling stations and 40 sub-polling centers distributed according to the electoral districts throughout the Kingdom began receiving the voters.

Nearly 344,713 people were eligible to vote in the polls.

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