Kuwait court nullifies 2022 vote, reinstates previous parliament

Mar 19, 2023 #Kuwait
Kuwait’s Constitutional Court has ruled that last September’s parliamentary election, in which the opposition made gain
Mar 19, 2023 #Kuwait
Kuwait’s Constitutional Court has ruled that last September’s parliamentary election, in which the opposition made gains, was void and that the previous assembly must be reinstated.

The move on Sunday comes at a time of renewed friction between the elected parliament and government and follows the reappointment this month of the country’s prime minister, whose government had resigned in January in the standoff with parliament.

Bader Al-Saif is an assistant professor of history at Kuwait University. He joins us by Skype from Kuwait City.

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