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The Bahrain National Dialogue was an initiative instigated by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to promote reform and encourage discussion on the governance of Bahrain. The Dialogue began on 2 July 2011 and participants from over 300 organisations 〔Bahrain News Agency (" More than 300 organizations have registere at Bahrain's historic National dialogue " ), ''Bahrain News Agency'', 3 July 2011〕 from across the Bahraini political spectrum are able to voice their concerns and thoughts freely and without being subject to conditions.〔Bahrain News Agency ("National Dialogue launched under the theme ‘Our Bahrain, Our Unity’" ), ''Bahrain News Agency'', 2 July 2011〕 The Dialogue is chaired by Parliament Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani. The National Dialogue is part of the King’s response to the uprising that started in February 2011 and was running on parallel to the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, which was looking into the details of the events and the government response to them.〔''Bahrain News Agency'', (" HM King Hamad Sets up Royal Independent Investigation commission " ), ''Bahrain News Agency'', 29 June 2011〕 Out of 300 participants, Al Wefaq, Bahrain's main opposition party had only 5 seats and pulled from the dialogue 2 weeks after it started and about 1 week before it ended. In total the opposition parties had only 25 out of 300 seats, Maryam Alkhawaja said. "By joining the dialogue, Al Wefaq suffered a lot of heavy criticism, and lost a lot of supporters, especially from the youth who felt they were being betrayed" She added. == The Process == The process involved forwarding the outcomes of the sessions to HM the King, once they are agreed upon by all participating parties. HM the King then gives Royal orders to the executive and legislative authorities to take the necessary action with regard to the outcomes. The Dialogue’s Chairman had no authority to eliminate any of the topics that have been agreed upon by majority during the sessions. The topics of discussion for the dialogue were divided into four main areas that revolve around political, social, economic and human rights issues. There was also a sub-theme covering issues related to expats living in Bahrain, by conducting a forum at the sidelines of the Dialogue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bahrain national dialogue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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