Bahrain: General elections contested by the Shiite opposition

They decided to boycott the general elections in Bahrain.

Supporters of the Shiite opposition, which describe the election as "a farce", so hear influence participation in this election - expected low, less than 30% accurate Sheikh Ali Salman, leader of the main opposition Wefaq movement.

Demonstrations took place Friday in several Shiite villages around the capital Manama.

We saw protesters including some replay a scene from voting, with the issue of a referendum on the choice of a political system in Bahrain.

The opposition denounced the "monopoly of power" exercised by the al-Khalifa dynasty but also repression and called for democratic reforms and a "real constitutional monarchy".

Saturday nearly 350,000 voters are asked to choose 40 deputies. These are the first general elections to be held in this small Gulf kingdom since the anti-regime protest in 2011, called "revolt of the pearl."