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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's emir on Thursday dissolved parliament after a lawmaker reportedly insulted the ruler, the latest dissolution to strike the oil-rich nation's legislature amid years of political gridlock.
The legislature in Kuwait wields more influence than similar bodies in other Gulf monarchies, and political deadlock has for decades led to cabinet reshuffles and dissolutions of parliament.
On February 7, Abdulkarim Al-Kanderi pointed out differences between the Amiri speech during the opening of the second session and the Amiri speech of Mishal Al-Ahmad after he took oath. [17] On February 13, parliament rejected the government and Al-Sadoun’s request to censor Al-Kanderi’s comments on February 7 by 44-16. [ 18 ]
Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Kuwait. There is no speaker of the National Assembly as parliament has been dissolved in 15 February (Elections held on 4 April 2024 ) and 10 May 2024 After the emir Shiekh Mishal Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah.
The National Assembly is the legislature in Kuwait, established in 1963. [4] Its predecessor, the 1938 National Assembly, was formally dissolved in 1939 after "one member, Sulaiman al-Adasani, in possession of a letter, signed by other Assembly members, addressed to Iraq's King Ghazi, requesting Kuwait's immediate incorporation into Iraq."
Kuwait said Saturday it will hold elections for its national assembly on April 4, its latest round of voting after years of political turmoil. The state-run KUNA news agency made the announcement ...
The court said the dissolution of Parliament in December 2011 by Emir Sabah Al-Sabah was unconstitutional. [2] In response, opposition MPs resigned from parliament and demanded a full parliamentary system. [3] After the dissolution of parliament, a new election was set for December 2012.