Al Jazeera speaks to Wefaq's Khalil al Marzooq about King Hamad's speech
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Al Wefaq
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Bahraini opposition figure speaks to Al Jazeera
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, or Al-Wefaq for short, is a Bahraini political party. Although it is by far the single largest party, with 18 representatives, in the 40-member Bahraini parliament, it has often been outvoted by coalition blocs of opposition Sunni parties and independent MPs reflecting gerrymandering of electoral districts. On 27 February 2011, the 18 Al-Wefaq members of parliament submitted letters of resignation to protest regime violence against pro-reform Bahraini protestors.