Sheikh Mishal also announces the suspension of some articles of the constitution amid a continuing deadlock. Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah and the royal-appointed cabinet will assume some powers of the 50-member National Assembly, he said on Friday, in an address broadcast on state television. “The unhealthy atmosphere experienced by Kuwait in previous years has encouraged the spread of corruption …
Opposition candidates won 29 seats in the 50-member assembly, closely matching the outcome of last year’s polls, official results show. The polls on Thursday were the first to be held under new Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah who came to power late last year after the death of his half-brother and predecessor, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. The official KUNA …
An estimated 835,000 Kuwaitis are eligible to vote in first elections under new emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad Al Sabah. Voters in Kuwait are heading to the polls to elect new members of parliament as political disputes in recent years have created a deadlock between the National Assembly and the ruling family. Thursday’s election is the first under the new emir, …
The new leader, seen as a reformist, pledged to adhere to constitutional principles and fight corruption. Kuwait’s new emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, has been formally sworn in before parliament to begin his rule over the wealthy Gulf monarchy. Political analyst Hussain Jamal told Al Jazeera that Kuwait’s foreign policy would likely “remain as it is” under the new emir. …
