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A tribute was paid to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for promoting the democratic process in the Kingdom. Bahrain’s national democratic process takes into account the nature of our society, without seeking to emulate any other types, said Information Affairs Minister, Head of Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) board of trustees’ chairman Ali Al Romaihi yesterday.

In a statement to Bahrain TV News Centre, he paid tribute to HM the King for embarking on a pioneering project which paved the way for the establishment of key institutions over the past two decades.

He cited particularly the bicameral system – Shura Council and Council of Representatives – the National Audit Court, the Public Prosecution and the Supreme Council for Women (SCW). He described the establishment of the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) as one of the successful fruits of the pioneering reform project, being the first of its kind in the Middle East.

“The think tank has served, since its inception in 2005, more than 30,000 citizens – 10,000 of whom attended periodic training programmes,” he said, adding that awareness programmes targeted 20,000 people, including school and university students, parliamentary candidates and voters.