Kuwait to Hold Parliamentary Election on Sept. 29

Date: 28 August 2022 - 21:30

News ID: ۱۰۶۲۴۴

KUWAIT CITY (Reuters) – Kuwait will hold a parliamentary election on Sept. 29, state news agency KUNA reported, after the Persian Gulf state’s crown prince moved to dissolve parliament in a bid to resolve a political standoff between the government and the elected legislature.  Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who has taken on most of the ruling emir’s duties, issued a decree calling on voters to elect a new 50-seat assembly on Sept. 29, KUNA said. New districts will be added to the electoral circumscriptions, the decree showed.