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Like the other parts of Sultanate, this city also has neither political parties nor legislature, although the bicameral representative bodies provide the government with advice.
The judicial system traditionally has been based on the Shari'a--the Qur'anic laws and the oral teachings of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Traditionally, Shari'a courts fell under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice, Awqaf, and Islamic Affairs.
The political parties are not allowed in all the Oman cities and only hold elections with expanding suffrage for a consultative assembly. Though Oman is developing into a constitutional monarchy, political parties are not yet allowed in Oman.
The previously influential opposition movement, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman, is dormant today. The last elections were held on October 27, 2007.
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