Second Theme: Reality of the practice of exercising the right to vote and the right to contest for elections in the Kingdom of Bahrain.  With regard to practicing the right to vote and the right to contest for elections, and to complement the reform project led by His Majesty the King following the endorsement of National Action Charter in 2001, the restoration of parliamentary life, parliamentary and municipal elections for the first time in 2002, elections were held every four years in 2006 , 2010 and most recently in 2014, namely in on November 22, 2014, followed by the run-off on 29 November 2014 resulting in the formation of the Council of Representatives and the three municipal councils distributed over the governorates of the Kingdom.  High Elections and Referendum Commission Pursuant to the provisions of Law by Decree No. (14) for the year 2002 on exercising political rights and its as amendments, and Decree by-Law No. (3) of 2002 on election of municipal councils’ members, and its amendments, a commission called "High Elections and Referendum Commission" to oversee the integrity of election and the referendum" was created and headed by the Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs and endowments, and membership of a sufficient number of judges and counselors-at-law. The Commission has taken the responsibility of preparing the lists of voters, receiving the applications, examining and preparing countryments of the candidates, examining applications and objections relating to any action or decision issued by the Commission, and is generally concerned with overseeing the integrity of the referendum or election of members of the Council of Representatives and municipal councils.  Election of Members of the Council of Representatives: According to the figures and official statistics announced, the total number of candidates for membership of the Council of Representatives in the parliamentary elections of 2014 was (266) two hundred and sixty-six candidates, distributed over the four governorates of the Kingdom. The competed for forty seats in the Council of Representatives. The Capital Governorate is allocated (10) seats, Muharraq 6