After Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced that it will be monitoring any news or messages calling for non-participation in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, Bahrainis launched a hashtag entitled #We_Will_Participate_If.

Former MP and Al-Wefaq member Ali Al-Aswad said in tweets on his Twitter account that "threatening boycotters or those calling to boycott the formal elections is a return to the state security law, which is one of the worst periods of political governance in the world."

Bahraini Ministry of the Interior announced that it will be monitoring any news or messages calling for non-participation in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, and referring those involved to the Public Prosecution.

With the withdrawal of pro-government parties and opposition ban, Bahrain is the only country in the world that awaits legislative elections without any parties.

Only two months separate us from the 2018 elections. The Bahraini public opinion, both opposition and pro-government, agrees that the parliament in its present form is only a tool in the hands of the authorities for passing whatever it pleases.

A number of Twitter users reacted to the slogan and hashtag launched by the Bahraini Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (LLOC) #Call_of_Duty for the upcoming elections.

Leader in Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Ali Al-Aswad, called for boycotting the elections to be held on November 24.

The Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (LLOC) has recently launched hashtag "Call_of_Duty" for the upcoming elections to be held on November 24, 2018.

Al-Wefaq leader Ali Al-Aswad said that the Parliamentary elections won't yield a sustainable solution to the current crisis in Bahrain.

Bahrain said on Monday it would hold a parliamentary election on Nov. 24, the state news agency BNA reported, the second ballot since 2011 when mostly Shi’ite protesters took to the streets demanding more democracy.

A local newspaper reported on Sunday (2 August 2018) that Bahrain will open the door for running for the fifth legislative elections on October 14.

An Egyptian dancer, holder of Bahraini passport, candidate for Bahraini elections said that she filed a complaint to the Bahraini Public Prosecutor against what she described as a “vicious media campaign”

Citizens determined to run for Parliamentary elections complained about vote buying in their districts. According to an article published in Al-Bilad newspaper by Rashid Al-Ghaeb, the bourse on buying votes started with 10 BD for a vote, especially in districts inhabited by new Bahraini citizens, who have recently acquired the nationality.

A well-informed source said that the municipality and Parliamentary elections are expected to be help on Saturday, November 24, 2018, a local newspaper reported.

The Shura Council agreed, in consensus, in its session, on preventing leaders and members of political societies dissolved in a final verdict for committing grave breaches of the provisions of the Constitution from running into elections. It also prevented those who intended to violate or disrupt parliamentary and constitutional life from running into elections.

Lebanese Embassy in Bahrain issued a circular to Lebanese residents in the Gulf island stating that the Lebanese parliamentary elections vote will not be held in Bahrain.

Egyptian expatriates in Bahrain started to cast their votes in the presidential elections, which has officially opened its doors to Egyptians living abroad for 3 days.

Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) announced that, regarding the selection of dates for contesting the results of the election, the offices of the Chamber will be open on Friday and Saturday.

Embassy of Egypt to the Kingdom of Bahrain issued a circular on the voting rules and procedures for Egyptians residing outside Egypt in the 2018 presidential elections.

Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Bahrain Soha Al-Far said that the number of Egyptian community residing in Bahrain is about 23000, according to the latest official study of Labour market regulatory authority.