Parliamentary election held in Kuwait
A Kuwaiti casts his vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Jahra City, Kuwait December 5, 2020. (Reuters/Stephanie McGehee)
Kathmandu. Kuwait on Saturday held parliamentary elections with 326 candidates including 29 women, running for 50 seats from five 10-seat constituencies
The voting process started from 8 am local time (0500 GMT) and until 8 pm local time (1700 GMT).
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that 326 candidates across five electoral districts in the country will run for the 50 seats, compared with 293 candidates in the 2016 elections.
This is the first parliamentary elections held in Kuwait since 2016. In 2019, a by-elections was held to replace the seat of two MPs in two districts who were removed from office.
The Kuwaiti Education Ministry has selected 102 schools across the country as polling centers.There are 567,694 eligible voters, but less are expected to turn out than previous general elections, largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic
The government has taken strict health precautions during the voting process, including limiting group gatherings near the polling stations, asking people to wear masks, wash hands and wear gloves. Campaigning also took place mostly on social media and local TV channels due to COVID-19 measures against gatherings.
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