Opposition Advances in Kuwaiti Parliamentary Vote

Opposition parties and allies won 24 seats out of 50 in yesterday’s Kuwaiti Parliamentary vote

Kuwait City (dpa) – Kuwait’s opposition made a comeback on Sunday, gaining at least 20 out of 50 seats in legislative elections held the previous day, official results showed. The opposition, including Islamists, liberals and nationalists, had boycotted the previous two elections over changes to the voting system decreed by the ruling Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah…

Kuwait opposition groups and their allies have won nearly half parliament’s 50 seats, raising fears of fresh political wrangling in the oil-rich Gulf state. The opposition and its allies won 24 seats, according to official results announced by the election authority on Sunday. Opposition groups contested Saturday’s election after a four-year boycott protesting the government’s amendment…