Officials report 73% turnout as record 330 candidates, including 73 women, run for 40-seat parliament; rights groups have said vote comes in 'environment of political repression'
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A senior Bahraini opposition figure says the ruling Al Khalifah regime exploited the latest parliamentary elections in order to burnish its international image and endorse normalization with Israel.