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Kuwait crisis: Most MPs quit
More than half of Kuwaits members of Parliament have resigned in protest at a courts decision to annul an election that had given the conservative-led opposition a majority. The resignations deepen the political crisis in the major oil exporter.Wednesdays ruling effectively dissolved the Parliament elected in February and reinstated its predecessor, but the resignations by many lawmakers who were in the previous Parliament deprives the 50-seat Assembly of more than half its members, making it difficult to function. The number of resigning lawmakers had risen by yesterday to at least 26, parliamentary sources said. It does us no honor to be part of the 2009 assembly which was brought down by the nation, said Jamaan Al-Harbish after Wednesdays ruling, speaking on behalf of several lawmakers. We thus tender our resignations, he added. Some parliamentarians and analysts compared Wednesdays court ruling to Egypts constitutional courts decision to annul the conservative-dominated Parliament earlier this month. Posted by: Steve White 2012-06-22 |
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