KUWAIT: On Thursday, the fourth day of registrations for General Assembly elections in Kuwait scheduled for Sept. 29, a further 42 people submitted their candidacy applications to the election watchdog, the Kuwait News Agency reported.
The latest additions, 39 men and three women, bring the total number of prospective candidates so far to 264: 249 men and 15 women. The registration process runs for 10 days, according to the country’s Center for Government Communication.
The parliament was formally dissolved in early August, with Crown Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah calling for early elections in an effort to resolve months of government gridlock.
