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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Ahmed Hagagy

Kuwait court reinstates previous parliament

FILE PHOTO: A woman votes during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kuwait City, Kuwait September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

Kuwait's Constitutional Court on Sunday ruled that last September's parliamentary election, in which the opposition made gains, was void and that the previous assembly must be reinstated.

The move comes at a time of renewed friction between the elected parliament and government and follows the reappointment this month of the country's prime minister, whose government had resigned in the stand-off with parliament.

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