Election law amendment represents fresh blow to Kuwaiti opposition groups
Issue 1020
- 29 Jul 2016
| 5 minute read
The National Assembly and Cabinet of Ministers passed an amendment to the election law on 28 June barring anyone convicted by a final court ruling of insulting God, the prophets or the emir from running in parliamentary elections. The amendment is likely to affect dozens of opposition members, including several prominent former MPs. Judging from the timing, that is exactly what was intended.
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