But the official family council (sometimes called "the allegiance commission"), set up by the king a few years ago, has yet to be tested.

但是几年前由国王设立的官方家族委员会(有时被称作“忠诚委员会”)已经通过考验。

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Four years ago the king suddenly created a new family council, the Allegiance Commission, that some analysts saw as part of this balancing game.

四年后这个国王创立了一个新的家庭议会——忠诚委员会，一些分析家将之视为这场平衡游戏的一部分。

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In an effort to remove uncertainty over succession, King Abdullah had created a new body - the Allegiance Council.

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Much speculation now focuses on who King Salman would nominate to the Allegiance Council for approval as his heir apparent.

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In theory the Al Saud family's secretive Allegiance Council, composed of princes representing the lines of each of Abdel Aziz's sons, decides on matters of succession.

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