https://arab.news/vfw2p
- Opposition candidates won 29 seats in the 50-member assembly
- The make-up of the new parliament is very similar to the outgoing one
KUWAIT CITY: Opposition lawmakers maintained a majority in Kuwait’s parliament, results showed Friday.
Opposition candidates won 29 seats in the 50-member assembly, according to results carried by KUNA news agency, matching the outcome of last year’s election.
The make-up of the new parliament is very similar to the outgoing one, with all but 11 lawmakers retaining their seats.
Turnout was around 62 percent after polling stations closed at midnight, the information ministry said.
Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, formerly the world’s oldest crown prince, came to power aged 83 in December after the death of his half-brother and predecessor, Sheikh Nawaf.
Thursday’s election — the third since 2022 and the fourth in five years — was different in that the new parliament will be tasked with approving Sheikh Mishal’s choice of crown prince, Kuwait’s future emir.