Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft decree calling for National Assembly (parliament) elections to take place on Tuesday (June 6, 2023).
The cabinet also decided to suspend work at all ministries and state bodies on the voting day.
On May 1, a decree was issued to dissolve the National Assembly.
The decree said the Assembly was dissolved based on the articles of the constitution and in respect to the will of the people and to safeguard the higher interests of the country and its stability amid international and regional economic changes. As a result of those reasons, it became necessary to go back to the people to choose their representatives, the decree added.
On April 17, HH Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah announced dissolving the 2020 National Assembly, based on Article 107 of the constitution, and the call for general elections in the coming months.
