a. He must be a Bahraini national; who must have been neutralized as a Bahraini national for not less than ten years, and does not hold any other nationality except that of a GCC member state, provided that the Bahraini nationality is his origin, enjoys all political and civil rights, and his name is included in any of the electoral registers.5 b. On the day of his election he must be not less than thirty years of age by the Gregorian Calendar. c. He must read and write Arabic fluently. d. His membership of the Consultative Council or the Council of Deputies must not have been abrogated by a resolution of the Council to which he belonged due to loss of confidence and esteem or for being in breach of duties of membership. However, a person whose membership has been abrogated may put himself forward as a candidate if the legislative term during which the resolution to abrogate his membership was taken has elapsed, or if the Council of which he was a member adopts a resolution to cancel the impediment to candidature entailed by abrogation of membership upon expiry of the convening period during which the resolution to abrogate his membership was taken. Article 58 The term of the Council of Deputies is four calendar years commencing with the day of its first session. Elections for a new Council of Deputies shall be held during the last four months of that term, while observing the provisions of Article 64 of the Constitution. A person whose period of membership has ended may be re-elected. The King may, when necessary, extend the legislative term of the Council of Deputies by Royal Order for a period not exceeding two years. 5 Ibid. 26