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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
World
Kuwait - Merza al-Khuwaldi

Kuwaiti Court Annuls Decision to Disqualify Electoral Candidates

A view shows the first parliament session held after elections, in Kuwait City, Kuwait December 15, 2020. (Reuters)

The Kuwaiti court of appeals annulled the disqualification of three parliamentary elections candidates and suspended decisions on five others until the constitutional court reaches a ruling on the “offender” law, thus allowing all the candidates to run in the elections that will be held on Sept. 29.

The court, headed by Judge Adel Al-Kandari, suspended the decisions of the Ministry of Interior to disqualify the candidates, and referred the argument over the unconstitutionality of the “offender” law to the Constitutional Court for a ruling.

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