2013 Kuwaiti general election

none October 2020 2013 Kuwaiti general election Kuwait December 2012 2016 50 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 51.9% ( 12.3pp) 27 July 2013 Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 27 July 2013."Kuwait cabinet sets parliamentary vote for July 27" Reuters, 26 June 2013 The elections were required after the Constitutional Court dissolved Parliament and annulled the results of the December 2012 elections.Kuwait's main liberal group to take part in polls Ahram Online, 17 June 2013 Voter turnout was an estimated 52.5%, which was higher than expected despite an opposition boycott, and only 7% lower than the non-boycotted February 2012 elections.http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/2013/09/12/one-man-one-vote/gmyf https://web.archive.org/web/20131030023121/http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/2013/09/12/one-man-one-vote/gmyf dead 30 October 2013 One Man, One Vote Carnegie Endowment Suliman Al-Atiqi 12 September 2013 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 election. Background Early elections had been held in December 2012 after the National Assembly elected in February 2012 was dissolved by the Constitutional Court, as the dissolution of the previous Assembly elected in 2009 by Emir Sabah Al-Sabah was deemed to be unconstitutional. Six weeks before the December 2012 elections, the electoral law was changed to reduce the number of votes voters could cast from four to one. The changes were rejected by opposition groups, claiming that it would allow the government to manipulate the elections. 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 election, but the cabinet put process on hold whilst it waited for the Constitutional Court to publish the reasons for ruling that dissolved the previous National Assembly.Kuwait polls likely to be postponed Gulf News, 25 June 2013 Campaign The secular National Democratic Alliance 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. Results According to the Associated Press, liberal lawmakers gained at least six seats.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/kuwaits-conservative-tribes-make-election-gains Kuwait's conservative tribes make election gains Associated Press 28 July 2013 Liberal lawmakers seeking greater social and political freedoms gained at least six seats, the results showed. 27 October 2013 29 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185625/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/kuwaits-conservative-tribes-make-election-gains dead The Congressional Research Service reported that liberals won 9 seats, making them the largest political bloc in the parliament after pro-government Independents. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS21513.pdf Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy Congressional Research Service 10 30 August 2013 Fox News 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 December 2012.Kuwait election: Shia candidates suffer at polls BBC News, 28 July 2013 Following a parliamentary by-election in 2014, the Shia group increased their share to 10 seats in the parliament.http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/07/21/danger-in-kuwait-is-authoritarianism/idpg https://web.archive.org/web/20161218060201/http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/07/21/danger-in-kuwait-is-authoritarianism/idpg dead 18 December 2016 The Danger to Kuwait is Authoritarianism 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.http://www2.gsu.edu/~polmfh/database/maj201307.htm Kuwait Politics Database Arabic 21 April 2015 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084938/http://www2.gsu.edu/~polmfh/database/maj201307.htm dead Overall, there were 36 Independent MPs. Independent (Sunni and Shia) 36 Liberals 9 Women 2 Sunni Islamist 3 228314 439911 IPU,Kuwait Majles Al-Ommah (National Assembly) - Elections in 2013 http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2171_13.htm Inter-Parliamentary Union 14 April 2023 27 July 2013 Kuwait Politics DatabaseElections 2013 http://www2.gsu.edu/~polmfh/database/elec201307d200801.htm Kuwait Politics Database 13 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20130710221025/http://www2.gsu.edu/~polmfh/database/elec201307d200801.htm 10 July 2013 Arabic 10 July 2013 Aftermath Following the elections, Marzouq Al-Ghanim was elected Speaker with 36 of the 65 votes, defeating Ali Al-Rashid (18 votes) and Roudhan Al-Roudhan (8). Marzouq Al-Ghanim Independent 36 Ali Al-Rashid Independent 18 Roudhan Al-Roudhan Independent 8 Ali al-Omair Independent 0 1 65 References General Category:Elections in Kuwait Kuwait