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May 4th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Al-Wefaq said on Thursday that the reforms failed to meet the party’s demands, which consisted of the establishment of an elected government and the nullification of the upper house of the parliament, Consultative Council, whose members are appointed by the king.
“The amendments have not changed the core of the dispute and have not ended the crisis. They have not met the people’s hopes and they have consecrated the constitution of 2002, which gives the authorities the keys of government,” said Khalil Marzouq, a senior member of Al-Wefaq.
The opposition also criticized the king’s unchallenged authority to appoint and annul the government, reasserting that it demanded “a single-chamber parliament” elected by the people.
“The king remains the one to appoint and dismiss the government,” said Abdul Jalil Khalil, another leading member of the party, adding that the opposition wanted “a single-chamber parliament that is elected, just as the constitution of 1973 stipulated.”
“These amendments do not abolish the Consultative Council,” he said.
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified the amendments earlier in the day.
Bahraini activists have also slammed the so-called reforms, calling them a sham as many people were still in jail, the Saudi-backed regime’s crackdown on anti-government protesters continued unabated, and many dissident fired workers had not gotten their jobs back.
They also say nine people had been killed by the regime’s forces across the country since March 17.
The Persian Gulf sheikdom has been witnessing a popular anti-regime uprising since February 2011. Bahrainis hold the monarch responsible for the death of protesters during the uprising.
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