2008 Kuwaiti general election

none Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 17 May 2008 after the Emir Sabah Al-Sabah dissolved the National Assembly of Kuwait on 19 March 2008 over constant clashes between the government and the elected MPs.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kuwait-government-idUSL1911122520080319 Kuwait dissolves parliament, sets May election Reuters 19 March 2008 The last elections were held less than two years previously and saw a loose alliance of reformists and Islamists gain almost two thirds of the seats.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7305262.stm Kuwait emir calls fresh elections BBC News 19 March 2008 Nearly 362,000 Kuwaitis were eligible to vote, more than half of them women, and 27 of the 275 candidates were women;http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-kuwait-elections-idUKL1740756720080517 Kuwaiti polls close as economy tops agenda Reuters 17 May 2008September 2024 medicmedic none of the female candidates won.http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=217873&Sn=WORL&IssueID=31060 https://archive.today/20130208080952/http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=217873&Sn=WORL&IssueID=31060 dead February 8, 2013 Poll snub for Kuwait women Gulf Daily News 19 May 2008 New rules introduced for this election have changed the 25 constituencies electing two to five electing 10. This was a demand of the reformist Kuwaiti Orange Movement, which led mass demonstrations in 2006, who believed the change would impede vote buying electoral frauds.http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=16581 Young Kuwaitis turn ‘Orange’ Middle East Online 29 May 2006 1 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121110033040/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=16581 10 November 2012 dead A leading theme in the election was inflation, which hit a record high 9.5% four months before the election. Many candidates in the election proposed increased governmental subsidies to be funded by oil profits.http://in.reuters.com/article/asiaCompanyAndMarkets/idINL0887648720080515 https://web.archive.org/web/20080708225011/http://in.reuters.com/article/asiaCompanyAndMarkets/idINL0887648720080515 dead July 8, 2008 Price debate dominates Kuwait election campaign Reuters 15 May 2008 Results Sunni candidates 21 Independents 13 Popular Action Bloc 9 Liberals 7 214886 0 361684 IFES Aftermath Following the election, Jassem Al-Kharafi was elected speaker. Jassem Al-Kharafi Independent 52 Abdullah Al-Roumi Independent 11 2 65 References Kuwait Category:Elections in Kuwait General Category:May 2008 in Asia