Kuwaiti Islamists call for new prime minister

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Cabinet resigned on Monday after parliamentary polls saw Islamists make a strong showing and a veteran Islamist MP called for a new prime minister to be appointed.

Senior Islamist MP Walid Al Tabtabai, in a statement, called for a new prime minister "who should vigorously fight corruption and reform the administration" to be appointed.

Outgoing speaker Jasem Al Khoraifi, at a news conference, called for the appointment of three deputies to the prime minister - for economic, security and services affairs.

He also demanded the formation of a Cabinet able to cooperate with the new parliament.