RIYADH: Kuwait’s crown prince said the parliament reinstated based on a Constitutional Court ruling last month would be dissolved and that new legislative elections would be held in coming months, Kuwait News Agency reported on Monday.
Parliament had been dissolved last year and early elections were held in September. The Constitutional Court in March annulled the polls and restored the previous assembly.
Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah made the announcement in an address delivered on behalf of Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
“We have decided to dissolve the 2020 National Assembly, which was reinstated by the Constitutional Court, in line with Article 107 of the Constitution, and we will call for holding general elections in the coming months,” the crown prince said.
The parliament was dissolved due to the will of the people, and a new election will be accompanied by some legal and political reforms, Sheikh Mishal added.
Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah had in January submitted his government’s resignation and was renamed premier in March. A new cabinet was announced this month.
