Official statements of commendations usually issued from the United States, the United Kingdom and other European countries were nowhere to be seen, as was the media interaction that had been present after 2011, which included the balanced coverage of protests, the opposition's boycott, and the government's organization of elections.

Pro-regime candidates who recorded losses in the elections expressed disappointment, complaining publicly, one after another, that the authorities had openly directed votes to their rivals against the will of the people, denouncing the government's control over people's votes.

Bahrain has experienced years of hardships. The constant battle since the 1971 independence has had three demands agreed upon by the people of the country: obtaining rights, participating in the decision-making process, and achieving justice. It was the indigenous people who exerted efforts to reach these aims.

A statement issued by political prisoners in Bahrain said that participation in the elections represents an approval of the political situation in the country.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Kahlifa reassigned on Sunday (December 2, 2018) to his uncle Khalifa bin Salman the task of forming the government.

The two top Western allies, Britain and America, announced their support for comprehensive reconciliation in Bahrain, yet they are working against what they claim to support when they encouraged the legislative elections that took place last weekend, disregarding the statements made by international organizations describing the election environment as �oppressive�.

The National Islamic Al-Wefaq Society called on the people of Bahrain to boycott the second round of elections due to the massive implications of the illegitimacy of what would be the outcome of this �play� as described by Al-Wefaq.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society declared in a press conference held by the Society's Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, on Saturday (November 24, 2018), that the parliamentary and municipal elections in Bahrain have failed miserably.

Bahrain accused the Republic of Iran of standing behind 40,000 emails aimed at negatively impacting the elections held yesterday in the island kingdom.

In a statement, the families of the martyrs in Bahrain called for boycotting the legislative elections, pointing out that they are merely sham elections to give the regime and the laws issued by it legitimacy.

A citizen may not have the ability to change a corrupt reality in his country, but he has the ability to reject. Change begins by refusing to surrender to what you are going through: the refusal to continue in a bad to an even worse situation.

The POMED website published a study by Human Rights First�s Brian Dooley, entitled �No Applause for Bahrain�s Sham Election,� in which he analyzed the Bahraini elections to be held on November 24, 2018.

Bahrain's Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi renewed the call to boycott the elections, stressing that all Bahrainis agree that the upcoming councils "will only bring more pressure and deprivation."

Some candidates running in the 2018 Parliamentary elections remind us of the amusing contestants who join the Arab Idol contest.

The polls for the parliamentary elections organized by the Bahraini authorities in 29 embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions have closed in a number of countries around the world, according to the Ministry of Justice.

The Executive Committee of the 2018 elections clarified that the elections abroad took place in 29 embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions of the Kingdom of Bahrain abroad on Tuesday (November 20, 2018).

The Directorate of Jaafari Endowments (Waqf) called on Bahraini citizens to actively participate in the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections.

Bahraini Justice Minister Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa issued a edict on the Bahrainis' vote abroad, stating that ballot boxes are to open to residents abroad on November 20, 2018.

The Bahrain Press Association called for the immediate release of former MP Ali Al-Asheeri, stressing that his arrest was "due to expressing his opinion on a general matter."

Head of the General Directorate for Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security, Bassam Al-Maraj, said that a special hotline and e-mail had been made for "protecting the electoral process.�