Kuwait City: On Tuesday the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah, approved the formation of the 38th Cabinet of Minister headed by the Prime Minister, Sabah Al Khaled Al Sabah.
The new cabinet was formed after Sabah Al Khaled’s government resigned last month, almost a month after it was created.
Although Sabah Al Khaled was reappointed prime minister, the new government saw some changes with four new faces out of the 16 appointed ministers. The new appointments are former MPs and technocrats. One of new appointees Abdullah Al Roumi, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister, is seen as a bridge between government and parliament as he was the deputy speaker of parliament and is now part of the government.
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The move comes after tensions have been rising between the government and parliament.
The government, which reigned a month ago, has still been carrying out their duties as a new government has yet to be formed. There is no constitutional mandate that dictates how soon a new government should be formed.
Since the government registration, parliament has not held any sessions except a special session which took place on Tuesday to discuss matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although no sessions have been held in a month, the parliamentary committees have been functioning as the government is not involved in the inner works of the committees.