Progressive Democratic Tribune - Bahrain
- Progressive Democratic Tribune - Bahrain
was the founding chairman of al-Minbar. Effectively al-Minbar came to act as a successor to the NLF.
The party has been opposed to sectarian politics and sought to represent constituents whatever their creed. It was also a consistent champion of women's rights and freedom of speech, meaning that its MPs often found themselves allied with liberals. One of its three MPs, Abdulhadi Marhoon, served as the Deputy Speaker from 2002-2006.
2006 elections
Ahead of the 2006 elections al-Minbar launched the electoral bloc 'National Unity'. The bloc had 9 candidates, out of whom 5 were members of al-Minbar. None of its candidates were elected.
External links
* [http://www.altaqadomi.com/ al-Minbar website]
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