Back انتخابات مجلس الأمة الكويتي 2016 Arabic কুয়েতের সাধারণ নির্বাচন, ২০১৬ Bengali/Bangla Βουλευτικές εκλογές στο Κουβέιτ (2016) Greek انتخابات سراسری کویت (۲۰۱۶) Persian Élections législatives koweïtiennes de 2016 French הבחירות הפרלמנטריות בכווית 2016 HE
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Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 26 November 2016. They follow the dissolution of the parliament elected in 2013 by Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in October 2016.[1] Under the constitution, elections must be held within two months.[2] Opposition candidates won 24 of the 50 seats in the National Assembly.[3] Voter turnout was around 70 percent.[3]
- ^ Kuwait emir dissolves parliament over fuel price row BBC News, 16 October 2016
- ^ Stage set for snap elections after Assembly dissolved – Amir cites ‘security challenges’ in dissolution decree Kuwait Times, 16 October 2016
- ^ a b Kuwait poll: Opposition wins nearly half of parliament Al Jazeera, 27 November 2016
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