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    Photos: Kuwaitis head to polls to cast their vote in National Assembly elections

    Turnout is expected to be lower than in past elections due to concern over COVID-19


    Published:  December 05, 2020 11:57 Compiled by Yasmena Al Mulla, Correspondent and Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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    People wait to cast their votes during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kuwait City. This is the first time that Kuwait has held parliamentary elections since 2016, excluding the 2019 by-elections that took place in only two districts to replace the seat of two MPs that were removed from office. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Kuwaiti men, wearing protective masks and gloves amid the COVID-19 pandemic, wait to cast their votes for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kuwait City. Image Credit: AFP
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    While there are 567,694 eligible voters, voter turnout is expected to be less than the previous general elections, where voter turnout was around 70 per cent. This is due to various reasons, but largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the boycott movement. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Majority of the registered voters in Kuwait are women, accounting for 52 per cent. With that being said, based on the 2019 data from the Ministry of Interior, around 80 per cent of eligible young women (between ages 21-35) are not registered. Image Credit: Yasmena Al Mulla/Gulf News
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    After registrations closed on November4, there were 395 candidates, including 33 women. Since then, 54 candidates stepped down, two of whom were women, bringing the total to 342. As per Kuwaiti election law, candidates running for parliament can step down up to seven days before the scheduled election date. Image Credit: Yasmena Al Mulla/Gulf News
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    Everybody working inside the polling stations, the campaign polling monitors and the security forces were required to conduct a PCR test as per the health guidelines. Image Credit: Yasmena Al Mulla/Gulf News
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    Chairs are spaced for social distancing, in a secondary school used as a makeshift polling station. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Registered citizens are required to head to the designated polling station as per the address on their Civil ID. Image Credit: AFP
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    A Kuwaiti man walks by a billboard featuring the candidates running for parliamentary elections in Kuwait City. Image Credit: AFP
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    Kuwaiti women gather at the entrance of a polling station in Jahra City. According to Kuwaiti law, one must be over 21 years of age and a registered voter to participate in the elections. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Female Kuwaiti observers site in a polling station to monitor voting. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Each citizen votes in their designated electoral district (Kuwait is divided into five electoral districts). Image Credit: AFP
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    Women and men vote at separate polling stations (most schools are re-purposed for polling day as polling stations). Image Credit: AFP
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    A Kuwaiti Judge checks the nationality card before a woman takes her ballot to vote at a polling station in Jahra City. In order to vote, all eligible voters must carry their jinseya (nationality document). Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The elections are jointly managed by the Ministry of Interior, Minister of Justice and the judiciary. Image Credit: REUTERS

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