Kuwait Emir dissolves parliament - KUNA
- Middle East
- Reuters
- Published Date: 08:24 | 15 February 2024
- Modified Date: 08:30 | 15 February 2024
Kuwait's emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree on Thursday to dissolve the parliament, state news agency KUNA reported.
The Emiri decree was based on the assembly's "violation of the constitutional principles", KUNA added.
The legislature in Kuwait wields more influence than similar bodies in other Gulf monarchies, and political deadlock has for decades led to cabinet reshuffles and dissolutions of parliament.