National Assembly Elections in Kuwait, 2016

Hirak Jyoti Das

Contemporary Review of the Middle East, 2017, vol. 4, issue 2, 193-210

Abstract: Among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Kuwait not only has the oldest constitution but also has a vibrant parliament. Kuwait has sent elected representatives to the National Assembly since 1963 that shares the legislative responsibilities with the Amir. In the last decade Kuwait National Assembly has confronted the government on various issues, especially on corruption charges and incompetence of individual ministers. It has led to frequent disruptions and dissolution of the assembly five times since 2003. The 2016 elections has returned a large number of deputies with inclination to traditional opposition and though it bodes well for democratization in the oil-rich Gulf state, it raises questions about going back to the era of disruptions and dissolutions seen during 2008–2012.

Keywords: Kuwait; elections; Persian Gulf; democratization; Arab elections (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/2347798917694758

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