Kuwaiti emir courts tribal leaders as parliament dissolved – again


Issue 949 - 21 Jun 2013 | 5 minute read

On 16 June, Kuwait’s constitutional court made two key rulings that have once again set the election process in motion. The first was that the emiri decree which set up the National Election Commission in October was unconstitutional, and that parliament must be dissolved. The next parliamentary election will be the third in less than two years, following votes in February and December 2012. The second ruling was more contentious. The court decided the emiri decree that introduced a new voting system before the last election was legitimate.

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