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Kuwait Election 2012, Kuwait Election News, Kuwait Parliamentary Election 2012,Kuwait Population, Kuwait Election News,Kuwait Candidate,Kuwait Past Election,Kuwait News, Kuwait Wikipedia,Kuwait Future Election,Kuwait Government, Summary of the 2 February 2012 National Assembly of Kuwait Election Results.
- Kuwait
- State of Kuwait
- Region: Middle East
| Formal or informal group | Seats |
| Sunni Islamist (excluding Islamic Salafi Alliance and Hadas) | 13 |
| Popular Action Bloc | 13 |
| Shia | 7 |
| Pro-government Sunni | 5 |
| Islamic Salafi Alliance | 4 |
| Hadas (Islamic Constitutional Movement) | 4 |
| Liberals | 2 |
| Independent | 2 |
| Total (turnout: >60%) | 50 |
An early parliamentary election is to be held in Kuwait on 2 February 2012, the country's second in a three-year period. Kuwait had voted on seven occasions between 1991 and 2012. The election is notable as part of the Arab Spring.
Background
The Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dissolved the National Assembly of Kuwaiton 7 December 2011 citing "deteriorating conditions" amid an increasingly bitter political showdown over alleged high-level corruption. Major street demonstrations, some numbering in the tens of thousands, had been occurring with greater and greater frequency, forcing the resignation of the government for the second time in less than a year.
A group of former government parliamentarians sued to rescind the dissolution, stating that the act was unconstitutional.In response, the decree setting the date for the new election was put off [1] for a short time, and was eventually set for 2 February.
Candidates
There are 344 candidates running for 50 seats, including 24 women.
The opposition hopes to win at least 25, the majority. While operating within theConstitution of Kuwait, opposition candidates and the public are demanding significant reforms, including a constitutional monarchy.
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Amir SABAH al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah
- Head of Government: Prime Minister NASIR MUHAMMAD al-Ahmad al-Sabah
- Assembly: Kuwait has a unicameral National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) with 65 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The Amir is hereditary N/A.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch.
- In the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma), 50 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 15 members are designated ex officio to serve 4-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 2,595,628 (July 2011 )
Future elections
- Parliamentary - February 2, 2012
Past elections
- Parliamentary - May 16, 2009
- Parliamentary - May 17, 2008
- Parliamentary - June 29, 2006
- Parliamentary - July 5, 2003
- Parliamentary - July 3, 1999
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