KUWAIT, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Kuwaitis
marched in the capital on Saturday in peaceful protest against a
parliament elected last week in the Gulf Arab state under voting
rules deemed unfair by the opposition.

Rule changes passed by decree in October, which reduced the
number of votes per citizen to one from four, have prompted a
spate of demonstrations and led the opposition to boycott the
Dec. 1 election.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Hundreds of young Kuwaitis chanting protest slogans gathered at a roundabout outside the Gulf Arab state’s capital on Wednesday in the latest snap demonstration since a parliamentary election on Saturday.

Police have broken up several marches outside Kuwait City since Saturday, part of protests triggered by changes to voting rules the opposition said were designed to skew elections in favor of pro-government candidates.

KUWAIT, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said it
would take all necessary measures to prevent “unauthorised
assembly” in the Gulf Arab state after dispersing protesters it
said threw stones and tried to mow down police with cars.

Police have broken up a series of snap demonstrations
outside the capital since Saturday, part of protests triggered
by changes to voting rules the opposition said were designed to
skew elections in favour of pro-government candidates.

KUWAIT, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Kuwaitis have elected a parliament
including many newcomers which may prove more
government-friendly than its predecessor but could lack
legitimacy in the eyes of some due to a low voter turnout.

Kuwait’s stock index rose to a six-week high with
retail investors more confident the government would be able to
follow through on plans to develop the economy.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaitis have elected a parliament including several newcomers which may prove more government-friendly than its predecessor but could lack legitimacy in the eyes of some due to a low voter turnout and an opposition boycott.

About 39 percent of the 422,569 eligible voters cast ballots, according to a Reuters calculation based on voting figures posted on Sunday on an Information Ministry website. It was not clear if the figures included invalid votes and ministry officials were not immediately available for a comment.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a divisive parliamentary election held under new polling rules that triggered an opposition boycott of the ballot and mass protests.

The election is the second this year in the oil-rich Gulf Arab state, where a series of assemblies have collapsed due to a power struggle between elected MPs and the cabinet.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a divisive parliamentary election held under new polling rules that triggered an opposition boycott of the ballot and mass protests.

The election is the second this year in the oil-rich Gulf Arab state, where a series of assemblies have collapsed due to a power struggle between elected MPs and the cabinet.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by an opposition boycott, protests over a change to the polling rules and a festering political crisis in the U.S.-allied oil producer.

The election is the second this year in the Gulf Arab state, where a series of assemblies have collapsed under the weight of a power struggle between MPs and the cabinet, appointed by the prime minister who is chosen by the ruling emir.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait holds a parliamentary election on Saturday overshadowed by an opposition boycott, protests over a change to the voting rules and a festering political crisis in the U.S.-allied oil producer.

The election will be the second this year in the Gulf Arab state, where a series of assemblies have collapsed under the weight of a power struggle between elected MPs and the cabinet, appointed by the prime minister who is chosen by the emir.

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched in Kuwait on Friday calling for a voter boycott, a day before a parliamentary election that looks unlikely to defuse tensions in the U.S.-allied, oil-producing Gulf country.

Organisers said the march was the largest ever in Kuwaiti history and a message to the authorities of deep discontent with changes to the voting system ordered by the ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, six weeks before the election.