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was deemed to be unconstitutional. Six weeks before the
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According to the constitution, elections had to be held within 60 days of the dissolution on 16 June. They were originally scheduled for 25 July, but were later postponed due to delays in the candidate registration process; the electoral law required registration had to start a month before the
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As a result, the divided members of the opposition rendered themselves obsolete as the country witnessed a 52.5 percent voter turnout in the July 2013 election—up from the boycotted 40 percent, and 7.5 percentage points shy of the last non-boycotted
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reported that the tribal bloc won at least 10 seats in the 50-member parliament. Two women were elected. Sunni
Islamists won 3 seats. The Shia group was initially reduced to eight seats after winning 17 seats in
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announced that it would contest the elections after boycotting the
December 2012 elections. However, other liberal parties, together with nationalist groups said they would boycott the July elections.
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elections. Voter turnout was an estimated 52.5%, which was higher than expected despite an opposition boycott, and only 7% lower than the non-boycotted
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put process on hold whilst it waited for the
Constitutional Court to publish the reasons for ruling that dissolved the previous National Assembly.
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The Shia currently hold 10 out of 50 seats in the
National Assembly and have generally served as a bulwark against the opposition since 2008.
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on 27 July 2013. The elections were required after the
Constitutional Court dissolved Parliament and annulled the results of the
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reported that liberals won 9 seats, making them the largest political bloc in the parliament after pro-government
Independents.
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Liberal lawmakers seeking greater social and political freedoms gained at least six seats, the results showed.
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Early elections had been held in
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1015:"Kuwait Majles Al-Ommah (National Assembly) - Elections in 2013"
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813:"Kuwait cabinet sets parliamentary vote for July 27"
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491:, liberal lawmakers gained at least six seats. The
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910:"Kuwait's conservative tribes make election gains"
833:Kuwait's main liberal group to take part in polls
851:Kuwait election: Shia candidates suffer at polls
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122:Member State of the Arab League
954:Congressional Research Service
916:. 28 July 2013. Archived from
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957:. 30 August 2013. p. 10.
19:2013 Kuwaiti general election
528:Independent (Sunni and Shia)
475:National Democratic Alliance
1340:* Constitutional Convention
991:(in Arabic). Archived from
270:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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989:"Kuwait Politics Database"
618:, Kuwait Politics Database
193:Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
64:50 of the 65 seats in the
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787:Registered voters/turnout
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1045:Kuwait Politics Database
446:elected in February 2012
1113:Parliamentary elections
434:February 2012 elections
1368:2013 elections in Asia
286:Diplomatic missions of
225:Legal system of Kuwait
1363:Elections in Kuwait
1255:Municipal elections
1105:Elections in Kuwait
868:"One Man, One Vote"
765:Invalid/blank votes
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205:No-Confidence Votes
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920:on 29 October 2013
873:Carnegie Endowment
706:Roudhan Al-Roudhan
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643:Roudhan Al-Roudhan
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461:election, but the
351:Politics of Kuwait
346:Kuwait Vision 2035
92:Politics of Kuwait
42:December 2012
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379:Kuwait portal
356:National Assembly
336:History of Kuwait
308:Visa requirements
263:Foreign relations
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1041:"Elections 2013"
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633:was elected
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341:Human rights
331:Demographics
243:Governorates
158:Crown Prince
132:Constitution
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47:27 July 2013
46:
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776:Total votes
754:Valid votes
728:Independent
710:Independent
692:Independent
674:Independent
588:Total votes
313:Visa policy
1352:Categories
1216:2012 (Dec)
1211:2012 (Feb)
1126:1938 (Dec)
1121:1938 (Jun)
924:27 October
800:References
440:Background
274:Minister:
181:Government
894:Gulf News
879:election.
653:Candidate
625:Aftermath
361:Elections
290:in Kuwait
219:Judiciary
1055:13 April
1025:14 April
999:21 April
854:BBC News
614:Source:
540:Liberals
497:Fox News
469:Campaign
452:by Emir
303:Passport
140:Monarchy
816:Reuters
635:Speaker
604:439,911
591:228,314
481:Results
463:cabinet
200:Cabinet
81:12.3pp)
75:51.9% (
72:Turnout
782:100.00
745:100.00
426:Kuwait
162:Vacant
1136:1961*
949:(PDF)
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760:98.41
739:Total
716:12.90
698:29.03
680:58.06
659:Votes
656:Party
645:(8).
607:51.90
574:Total
552:Women
521:Seats
515:Votes
512:Party
248:Areas
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