Kuwait Govt Sets Date for First Session of New National Assembly

Kuwaitis cast their votes at a polling station to cast their votes, during the parliamentary elections Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 29 September 2022. (EPA)
Kuwaitis cast their votes at a polling station to cast their votes, during the parliamentary elections Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 29 September 2022. (EPA)
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Kuwait Govt Sets Date for First Session of New National Assembly

Kuwaitis cast their votes at a polling station to cast their votes, during the parliamentary elections Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 29 September 2022. (EPA)
Kuwaitis cast their votes at a polling station to cast their votes, during the parliamentary elections Kuwait City, Kuwait, on 29 September 2022. (EPA)

The Kuwaiti government held an extraordinary session on Saturday to set the date for the first meeting of the newly-elected National Assembly.

The parliament will meet for the first time on October 11.

The government then submitted its resignation following the announcement of this week’s elections results.

The results were announced on Friday, introducing a 54 percent change in the legislature.

Only 12 lawmakers were reelected to their posts in the 50-member legisalture.

Opposition lawmakers made gains, while pro-government MPs were dealt shocking defeats.

Deputies representing the Islamic Constitutional Movement - Hadas (Muslim Brotherhood) won seats. The victors included: Osama Issa Al-Shaheen (first constituency), Hamad Muhammad Al-Matar (second district), and Abdulaziz Al-Saqabi (third constituency).

The Salafist movement achieved a remarkable win with the return of MP Muhammad Hayef to the National Assembly after his loss in the previous elections. Adel Al-Damkhi, Fahd Al-Masoud and Hamad Al-Obeid also won seats.

The entire Bloc of Five, consisting of Hassan Gohar, Abdullah Al-Mudhaf, Badr Al-Mulla, Muhalhal Al-Mudhaf, and Muhannad Al-Sayer, also won with a high number of votes in their constituencies.

About nine Shiite deputies, distributed in various electoral districts and political blocs, won seats, including two independents, Osama Al-Zayd and Jenan Boushehri.

Former National Assembly Speaker Ahmed Al-Saadoun claimed a landslide victory, receiving more than 12,200 votes in the third constituency - the highest in the country.



OIC Welcomes Joint Statement by 28 Countries Calling for End to Israeli War on Gaza

OIC Welcomes Joint Statement by 28 Countries Calling for End to Israeli War on Gaza
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OIC Welcomes Joint Statement by 28 Countries Calling for End to Israeli War on Gaza

OIC Welcomes Joint Statement by 28 Countries Calling for End to Israeli War on Gaza

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of 28 countries, which called for an immediate, permanent, and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the facilitation of humanitarian aid entry, and the launch of a political process leading to a two-state solution.

OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha emphasized that the statement reflects the increasing consensus within the international community rejecting Israeli aggression and serious violations, particularly forced displacement, which constitutes a clear breach of international humanitarian law, SPA reported.

He renewed his call for the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities by pressuring the occupying power to halt military operations against civilians in the Gaza Strip, ensuring the safe passage of humanitarian aid, and implementing relevant UN resolutions to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people.

This includes achieving freedom and independence and realizing the sovereignty of an independent Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital.