# Al Meethaq

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{{Short description|Liberal political party in Bahrain}}
{{about|a political party in Bahrain|the document that ended the [1990s uprising in Bahrain](/source/1990s_uprising_in_Bahrain)|National Action Charter of Bahrain}}
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'''Al-Meethaq''' ({{langx|ar|جمعية ميثاق العمل الوطني|translit=Jamʿiyya Mīṯāq al-ʿAmal al-Waṭaniyy}}; {{literal translation|National Action Charter Society}}) is a [liberal](/source/Liberalism) political party in [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain). It was founded by [Sunni](/source/Sunni) and [Shi'a](/source/Shi'a) businessmen from well-known families in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bahrain - Political Parties|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/bahrain-politics-parties.htm|publisher=Global Security|accessdate=21 September 2014}}</ref>

It won no seats in the [2002](/source/Bahraini_parliamentary_election%2C_2002) or [2006](/source/Bahraini_parliamentary_election%2C_2006) general elections. Sixteen of its members were appointed by the [King of Bahrain](/source/King_of_Bahrain) in 2002 to the wholly appointed [Consultative Council of Bahrain](/source/Consultative_Council_of_Bahrain) which co-legislates with the elected [Council of Representatives of Bahrain](/source/Council_of_Representatives_of_Bahrain).<ref>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=8120 Under the searing Bahrain sun, liberals with few illusions], ''[Daily Star (Lebanon)](/source/Daily_Star_(Lebanon))'', 7 September 2004</ref>

With other liberal groups, al-Meethaq has established the [Al-Muntada](/source/Al-Muntada) activist group which campaigns for personal freedoms.<ref>[http://search.gulfnews.com/articles/05/11/20/193638.html Bahrain Forum to campaign for personal freedoms] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130725/http://search.gulfnews.com/articles/05/11/20/193638.html |date=2007-09-29 }}, ''[Gulf News](/source/Gulf_News)'', 20 November 2005</ref>

The party's leader is Ahmad Juma, who is culture editor of the newspaper ''[Al Ayam](/source/Al_Ayam_(Bahrain))''.

==Bahraini uprising==
On 16 February 2011, the third day of the [Bahraini uprising](/source/Bahraini_uprising_(2011%E2%80%93present)), al-Meethaq said that it was unconstitutional to ask for devolution of power and establishment of an elected government. "The repeated statements by [Ali Salman](/source/Ali_Salman), head of [Al Wefaq](/source/Al_Wefaq) about devolution of power and an elected government are completely flawed", the statement said.<ref name="Wasat 17.2.2011">{{cite news |title = جمعية ا��ميثاق تؤكد عدم دستورية مطالب تداول السلطة|date=16 February 2011|work=Al-Wasat|url= http://www.alwasatnews.com/3086/news/read/527723/1.html|accessdate=11 January 2012}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [List of political parties in Bahrain](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Bahrain)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090412100208/http://almeethaq.org/ Party website] (Arabic)

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