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Political parties in Kuwait have not been legalized since independence in 1961. In practice, there are many de facto political parties: Current parties.
Kuwait is an emirate with an autocratic political system. [1] The Emir of Kuwait, a hereditary monarch from the Al Sabah ruling family appoints the prime minister (who is always a royal) and other members of government, as well as members of judicial, police and financial institutions. Kuwait is a wealthy rentier state. [2]
Political parties are not officially licensed meaning candidates formally run as independents, although many political groups operate freely as de facto political parties. [5] All Kuwaiti citizens above the age of 21 have the right to vote.
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Kuwait bans political parties, and candidates run for election as individuals despite their political affiliations. Its legislature has more influence than similar bodies in other Gulf monarchies ...
While Kuwaiti law does not recognize political parties, political groups functioned as de facto political parties in elections, so there were blocs in the parliament. Major de facto political parties included: National Democratic Alliance, Popular Action Bloc, Hadas (Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood), National Islamic Alliance and Justice and Peace ...
Kuwait's emir again dissolved the small, oil-rich country's parliament Friday, citing the political deadlock that has prevailed in recent years. Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber made the ...
Kuwait formed a new government on Monday after the previous Cabinet was dissolved following the third parliamentary elections in three years amid infighting that has paralyzed the country's ...