Kuwait oppn in strong election showing

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Islamist-dominated opposition groups and their allies secured nearly half of the Kuwaiti parliament’s seats, official election results showed Sunday, raising fears of fresh political wrangling in the oil-rich Gulf state. The opposition and its allies won 24 of the assembly’s 50 seats, the electoral authority announced following Saturday’s snap election called after a dispute over the hiking of petrol prices.
The Islamist, nationalist and liberal opposition contested the election after a four-year boycott in protest over the government’s amendment of the key voting system.
Around half of the opposition candidates who won seats are Islamists from a Muslim Brotherhood-linked group and Salafists.
Voters dealt a heavy blow to candidates from the outgoing parliament, with more than half of them failing to make it into the new assembly.

Kuwait oppn in strong election showing

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Islamist-dominated opposition groups and their allies secured nearly half of the Kuwaiti parliaments seats, official election results showed Sunday, raising fears of fresh political wrangling in the oil-rich Gulf state. The opposition and its allies won 24 of the assemblys 50 seats, the electoral authority announced following Saturdays snap election called after a dispute over the hiking of petrol prices. The Islamist, nationalist and liberal opposition contested the election after a four-year boycott in protest over the governments amendment of the key voting system. Around half of the opposition candidates who won seats are Islamists from a Muslim Brotherhood-linked group and Salafists. Voters dealt a heavy blow to candidates from the outgoing parliament, with more than half of them failing to make it into the new assembly.