Kuwait City: Kuwaiti Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah on Monday accepted the resignation of the cabinet which quit as part of a routine process after election, the official Kuna news agency reported.
Gulf | Kuwait
Kuwait Emir accepts cabinet resignation after poll
New government must be ready before parliament holds inaugural session within 14 days
- AFP
- Published: 16:56 December 3, 2012
- Image Credit: EPA
- Shaikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah
The ruler also asked outgoing Prime Minister Shaikh Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah and other ministers to continue as a caretaker government until a new cabinet is formed.
Shaikh Jaber submitted the resignation of the five-month-old government two days after the snap polls that were boycotted by the opposition and which witnessed a low voter turnout.
Head of the National Election Commission, Ahmad Al Ajeel, announced Monday that voter turnout was 39.7 per cent. The opposition has said the turnout was only 26.7 per cent.
The emir will hold consultations with senior officials and former parliament speakers before he names either Shaikh Jaber, a senior member of the ruling family, or someone else to form a new cabinet.
The new government must be ready before the parliament holds its inaugural session within the next 14 days, in accordance with the constitution.
Shaikh Jaber was appointed premier in November last year after the resignation of former prime minister Shaikh Nasser Mohammad Al Ahmad Al Sabah, a nephew of the emir, following a dispute with the opposition and allegations of corruption.
Candidates from the Shiite minority emerged the main victors from Saturday’s poll winning 17 seats in the 50-member parliament. The new parliament has no members from the opposition which totally boycotted the polls.
The Islamist, nationalist and liberal opposition has declared the election unconstitutional and called for abolishing the new parliament. It plans to stage a demonstration on Saturday.
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