National Assembly (Kuwait)
National Assembly of Kuwait مجلس الأمة الكويتي Majlis al-ʾUmma al-Kuwaytiyy | |
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Logo used to represent the National Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| Leadership | |
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah since 16 December 2023 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 elected members Up to 16 appointed members |
Length of term | Four years (currently suspended) |
| Elections | |
| Single non-transferable vote | |
Last election | April 4, 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| Kuwait National Assembly Building, Kuwait City, Kuwait 29°22′13″N 47°57′50″E / 29.37028°N 47.96389°E | |
| Website | |
| kna | |
Politics of Kuwait |
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Member State of the Arab League |
| Constitution |
Kuwait portal
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The National Assembly (Arabic: مجلس الأمة, Majlis al-ʾUmma) is the unicameral legislature of Kuwait. The National Assembly meets in Kuwait City. The National Assembly is made up of 50 elected members and 16 directly appointed government ministers (ex officio members).[1]
The assembly is frequently dissolved by the Emir of Kuwait. From 2006 to 2024, the assembly was dissolved 13 times.[2] The assembly has been suspended since 10 May 2024 for a four-year constitutional re-evaluation due to frequent inaction, corruption, bribery, vote purchasing and political deadlock.[3]
- ^ Gandhi, Jennifer (26 July 2010), "Institutions and Policies under Dictatorship", Political Institutions under Dictatorship, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 10–240, ISBN 978-0-511-51009-0, retrieved 2020-11-16
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