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Some 305 candidates, including 22 women, are competing for 50 seats in parliament in five constituencies.Kuwaitis are voting in what observers are des

Some 305 candidates, including 22 women, are competing for 50 seats in parliament in five constituencies.

KUWAIT: The people of Kuwait went to the polls on Thursday for the second time in two years. They were choosing the 50 members of the National Assembly, the country’s parliament, from a field of 305 candidates, the Kuwait News Agency reported. Voting began at 8:00 a.m. and continued for 12 hours in all five of Kuwait’s parliamentary constituencies. A total of 795,911 Kuwaitis

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Kuwait will hold its most inclusive elections in a decade Thursday with some opposition groups ending a boycott after the oil-rich country's royal rulers pledged not to interfere with parliament.

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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 28 : The State of Kuwait celebrates Thursday the second anniversary of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s proclamation as the country’s top leader, its guide toward further development and modernization. The occasion coincides with elections for members

17 years after women were added to ballot, there’s no female member in National Assembly

The vote and the events leading up to it reflect a system in near-paralysis rather than an example for neighbors to emulate.