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Kuwaitis head to polling stations for parliament election

Published: 29 Sep 2022 - 09:19 am | Last Updated: 29 Sep 2022 - 09:20 am
A man votes during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

A man votes during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

QNA

Kuwait: Kuwaiti voters head to the polls to cast their votes and elect members of the parliament for the 17th legislative term today.

Among the 305 candidates running for the National Assembly elections, Kuwaitis will choose 50 members to represent them in parliament, with 795,911 eligible voters.

The voting process started at 8 am and will continue until 8 pm local time, after which heads of the electoral committees will announce the end of the voting process, and beginning of counting followed by the announcement of the official results, according to (KUNA) news agency.