UPDATE 2-Kuwait crown prince dissolves parliament, calls for early election
Published on: Wednesday 22 June 2022
Kuwait's crown prince dissolved parliament on Wednesday and called for early elections amid a feud between the government and elected assembly that has hindered fiscal reform, a move welcomed by opposition lawmakers to end the standoff. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah said in a televised speech that the domestic political scene was being "torn by disagreement and personal interests" to the detriment of the U.S.-allied country and OPEC oil producer. Political stability in Kuwait has traditionally depended on cooperation between the government and parliament, the Gulf region's oldest legislature and most lively.
