Kuwait Holds Third Election in Three Years Amid Political Deadlock
- Parliament was dissolved in April following a court ruling
- Voters are disillusioned by political crisis in OPEC member
Posters and banners of candidates are seen on the billboards ahead of the parliamentary elections in Kuwait City.
Photographer: Jaber Abdulkhaleq/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Kuwaitis vote for the third time in less than three years Tuesday, in a parliamentary election overshadowed by disillusionment with a political standoff that’s stymied policy-making in the OPEC member.
Some 793,000 Kuwaitis, around half of the citizen population, are eligible to choose from 207 candidates, including 13 women, vying for the National Assembly’s 50 seats. It’s the lowest number of candidates since the 1996 polls.