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A man is voting in Saturday’s elections in Kuwait.
The opposition in Kuwait advanced in the parliamentary elections this weekend. Of the 50 seats, 24 were for candidates of the opposition or supported there. That’s an increase of 16 seats.
Among the 326 candidates there were 29 women. None of them were elected, marking a setback in the fight for greater representation of women in the oil-rich emirate, where women’s suffrage was introduced just 15 years ago.
Saturday’s election for 567,000 Kuwaiti voters was marked by the crown pandemic. Many campaign rallies, which would normally have drawn thousands of voters, had to be canceled.
Kuwait introduced a parliamentary system in 1962, but political parties are prohibited.
The Emir al-Sabah family has ruled the country for two and a half centuries. The constitution grants the emir broad powers, such as the right to dissolve the legislature on the recommendation of the government.
In September, Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah assumed the position of emir, after his representative and half brother passed away at the age of 91.
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