Amir thanks poll participants; Al-Ghanim, Al-Saadoun back for likely Speakership KUWAIT CITY, June 6: Kuwaitis on Tuesday thronged to the polling stations to vote for their representatives in the 17th National Assembly. A total of 793,646 citizens 388,099 men and 407,812 women are eligible to vote for 50 lawmakers out of 207 candidates;
Voters in Kuwait cast their ballots Tuesday for a third time in as many years, with little hope of ending a prolonged gridlock between the ruling family and assertive lawmakers after the judiciary dissolved the legislature earlier this year.
With the start of the countdown for Kuwait’s legislative elections, 207 candidates, including 15 women, are in a race against time to persuade undecided voters to cast their ballots. The elections to select members of the National Assembly are expected to be held on June 6.
A Moroccan delegation visited Abu Dhabi as part of preparations for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be organized in the UAE in November.
KUWAIT CITY, May 29: The number of parliamentary election candidates, who withdrew from the electoral race, reached 19 one day before the deadline for withdrawal of candidacies; while five candidates were disqualified by the concerned committee. This brings the total number of candidates down to 228