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Snap general elections were held in Kuwait on 4 April 2024 to elect 50 of the 65 members of the National Assembly. [1] [2] The election came after the dissolution of the National Assembly elected in 2023 on 15 February 2024 due to an MP allegedly insulting Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad. [3]
The year 2024 is notable for the large number of elections that were held worldwide: 64 countries from around the world, [2] home to nearly half of the global population, [3] voted, including eight of the world's 10 most populous nations – Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States; in addition, the ...
This national electoral calendar for 2024 lists the national/federal elections held in 2024 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
Kuwait held national elections on Thursday for the fourth time in as many years as the oil-rich country seeks to break out of its longstanding political gridlock. There are no political parties.
Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Kuwait. There is no speaker of the National Assembly as parliament has been dissolved in 15 February (Elections held on 4 April 2024 ) and 10 May 2024 After the emir Shiekh Mishal Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah.
Kuwait said Saturday it will hold elections for its national assembly on April 4, its latest round of voting after years of political turmoil. The state-run KUNA news agency made the announcement ...
Election date Name Took office Left office Notes Emir 1 23 Jan 1963: Saud Al-Abdulrazzaq: 29 January 1963 5 January 1965 Abdullah Al-Salim: Ahmed Al-Sarhan: 5 January 1965 29 January 1967 Sabah Al-Salim: 2 25 Jan 1967: Khalid Al-Ghunaim: 7 February 1967 7 February 1971 Sabah Al-Salim: 3 23 Jan 1971: Yousef Al-Mekhled: 10 February 1971 10 ...
The earliest modern elections in Kuwait were held in 1921. Elections were held again in June and then in December 1938 for a majlis al-tashri'i, or Legislative Council. The ruling family dissolved the second Council in 1939. Following independence in 1961 elections were held in 1962 to elect 20 members to the constitutional convention.