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Kuwaitis prepare for crucial parliamentary polls (AFP)

                   
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May 17, 2008
        
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KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Kuwaitis started casting votes Saturday to elect a new parliament in this oil-rich Gulf state which has been rocked by political turmoil that resulted in dissolving two parliaments in as many years. Twenty-seven women are among 275 candidates running for the 50-seat... [read full story]                    

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Kuwaiti Islamists Want New Premier

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Kuwaiti voters go to polls for second time in three years

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Kuwaiti Islamists Want New Premier

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May 19, 2008
        

Beirut, 19 May - The Kuwaiti cabinet resigned on Monday after parliamentary polls saw radical Islamists make a strong showing and a veteran Islamist MP called for a new prime minister to be appointed. The ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, accepted the...

US says Kuwait elections reflect will of people

zawya.com
May 19, 2008
        

WASHINGTON, May 19 (KUNA) -- The United States praised on Monday Kuwaits parliamentary elections noting that it reflects the will of the Kuwaiti people. "These were free and fair elections and the results of the election reflected the will of the Kuwaiti people", said State Departments...

Kuwaiti Cabinet steps aside in wake of elections

dailystar.com.lb
May 19, 2008
        

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah Monday accepted the resignation of the cabinet following general elections in the oil-rich Gulf state, the official Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said. The emir asked outgoing Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah to remain in office...

                   
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High Hopes are Dashed in Kuwait’s Elections

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May 19, 2008
        

Ahead of the elections for the National Assembly in Kuwait, it was hoped that things might turn out differently.For one thing, the new, larger district system replaced the old fragmented arrangement, which had led to voting abuses. Then the ten top vote-getters would gain parliamentary seats.As...

                   

Islamists win in Kuwait

asiantribune.com
May 19, 2008
        

By Dr.Abdul Ruff Colachal Islamists, both Sunni and Shia, have won nearly half of the 50 seats in the Kuwait National Assembly elections for which were held on 17 May. Turnout was said to be modest in the morning heat and dust but had picked up by evening to end at an estimated 60% Economic...

Kuwait Cabinet Resigns After Polls, Required By Law - Report

zawya.com
May 19, 2008
        

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP)--Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah Monday accepted the resignation of the cabinet following general elections in the oil-rich Gulf state, the official KUNA news agency reported. The emir asked outgoing Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah to...

                   
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ISLAMISTS DOMINATE KUWAIT POLLS !

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May 19, 2008
        

Women made up 55% of the voters but only 10% of the candidates Results for the Kuwaiti parliamentary election on Saturday show strong gains for religious conservatives. Turnout was said to be modest in the morning heat and dust but had picked up by evening to end at an estimated 60%, according to...

                   

Old ... new faces reheat the grill as voters dissolve a dissolution

zawya.com
May 19, 2008
        

KUWAIT CITY : Radical Sunni Islamists made a strong showing in Kuwait's legislative election and minority Shiites gained one more seat, reflecting heightened sectarian sentiment and conservatism in the country. Women, despite numbering more than half the electorate, again failed to enter...

Radical Islamists gain in Kuwait vote, no women elected

freerepublic.com
May 19, 2008
        

Radical Sunni Islamists made a strong showing in Kuwait's legislative election and minority Shiites gained one more seat, reflecting heightened sectarian sentiment and conservatism in the oil-rich Gulf state. Women, despite numbering more than half the electorate, again failed to enter...

                   

Islamists make strong gains

zawya.com
May 19, 2008
        

KUWAIT: Sunni Islamists made a strong showing in Kuwait's National Assembly election and minority Shiites gained one more seat, reflecting heightened sectarian sentiment and conservatism in the state. Only former MP Saleh Ashour was a winner from a list of three candidates while three from the...

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