Dissolution of Parliament in Kuwait, mired in the political crisis

The Kuwaiti Parliament (here in 2020).

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This decree by Sheikh Mechaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah comes the day after the formation of a new government in this country plunged into a long political crisis which pits the executive against Parliament.

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With our correspondent in Dubai,

It was an expected decision.

After announcing it during a televised address last June, the Crown Prince of Kuwait yesterday issued a decree to dissolve the country's parliament.

This decision was taken "

 ", specifies a press release published by the official press agency.

It also comes the day after the appointment of a new government.

The fifth in two years.  

For several years, this small oil emirate in the Gulf has been plunged into a serious political crisis between the executive and Parliament.

Persistent tensions that prevent Kuwait from carrying out the necessary reforms in a context of economic difficulties linked to fluctuations in oil prices and the consequences of Covid-19.  

According to the Kuwaiti Constitution, the next legislative elections should be organized within two months.

In the previous ones, the opposition won almost half of the 50 seats in parliament. 

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