Pro-regime candidates who recorded losses in the elections expressed disappointment, complaining publicly, one after another, that the authorities had openly directed votes to their rivals against the will of the people, denouncing the government's control over people's votes.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a booklet containing 139 reasons to boycott the sham parliamentary election held by the regime, amid a suffocating constitutional, political and human rights crisis.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim described Bahrain's upcoming parliamentary elections as "disastrous for the people," calling on those who intend to participate in the elections to "rule their mind and conscience, and maybe they will step back."

The Bahraini Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society announced the launch of a slogan about boycotting the 2018 parliamentary and municipal elections entitled "Your Voice is More Valuable." This comes in line with the popular stance and the political vision of Al-Wefaq that consider the upcoming elections illegitimate and nominal.

Eyewitnesses said that security forces attacked a peaceful protest launched from Karana and arrested at least 5 citizens, including fathers of martyrs.

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daqaq, a prominent Bahraini cleric in the Qom Hawza, called for taking a strong stance in boycotting the upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections.

Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi officially announced boycotting the upcoming Parliamentary and municipal elections.

Bahrain's main opposition group called Tuesday for a boycott of November parliamentary elections after its members were banned from running.

The National Islamic Al-Wefaq Society organized on Tuesday (October 9, 2018) its first press conference since a final ruling was issued by the policitized Bahraini judiciary to dissolve it.

A local newspaper reported on Sunday (2 August 2018) that Bahrain will open the door for running for the fifth legislative elections on October 14.