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The National Democratic Action Society - Wa'ad ( largest Leftist Political Party . It emerged out of the Popular Front , a radical clandestine opposition movement of Maoist , Socialist and Arab Nationalist orientation. Under the reform process initiated by Bahrain's King Hamad, the leaders of the Popular Front returned from exile to participate in the political process through the National Democratic Action. The party's origins lie in the split within the Left in the Arab world in the 1960s, between a pro-Moscow camp and a pro-China camp, with the NDA's leaders backing Beijing. The party is the first licensed political group in any of the Arab Gulf States . Historically the Left in Bahrain had been very strong, partly as a result of the creation of a local Working Class through the Kingdom's Industrialisation with the discovery of oil in the 1930s; however the waning of Arab nationalism, the collapse of Communism as an ideology and the rise of the Islamist Right have marginalised the NDA and robbed it of much of its traditional support. The party suffered a very disappointing result in 2002's municipal elections when none of its candidates were elected in any constituency. Despite this, the NDA's leaders are widely respected and retain a great deal of influence in Bahraini society. The current leader of the party is , Ebrahim KamalAldeen , Sami Seyadi , Ali Salih and Munira Fakhro The party boycotted 2002's parliamentary elections, but is taking part in the Bahraini Parliamentary Election Of 2006 ; among its candidates is its Vice President and former Harvard academic, Munira Fakhro , who is contesting an Isa Town constituency against Dr Salah Ali of Al-Menbar Islamic Society . SEE ALSO
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