Charles Santiago is an opposition member of parliament with the Democratic Action Party.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Besides, Americans for Democratic Action, a liberal organisation, considered him the third-most-liberal Republican in the House of Representatives.

ECONOMIST: Primary elections

The secular National Democratic Action Society is Bahrain's main leftist political society, is running after boycotting the previous elections.

BBC: Q&A: Bahrain election

Another number to keep in mind is 98--the above lineup's average voting-record rating, as scored by the liberal Americans for Democratic Action.

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