Today, Monday, Kuwait’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, announced the dissolution of the 2020 National Assembly, which was restored by the Constitutional Court ruling last March, as a “constitutional solution” based on Article 107 of the constitution, “a victory for the popular will,” which requires with it the need to return to it in “new elections,” according to What was stated in the Kuwaiti News Agency “KUNA”.
This came in a speech addressed by the Crown Prince of Kuwait on behalf of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on the occasion of the last ten days of Ramadan.
The Crown Prince of Kuwait said in the speech that, “Based on the responsibility entrusted to us, we follow with interest the work of the state apparatus and we provide guidance, advice and guidance. However, these days it hurts us what the citizens are suffering from what the political scene is witnessing from the feeling of anxiety, stressing that it will not change and will not affect the constants and foundations that were included in the speech.” 6-22-2022, we are still sticking to the covenant, sticking to the constitution, and proud of the people as the ones who have the heard word in determining their fate.
Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during his speech
He added, “Getting out of the repercussions of the current political scene requires us to refer to the constitution as the reference and the document of governance and to rally around the people and implement their desires.. That is why we have committed ourselves to respecting the will of the people, strengthening governance, preserving the prestige of the state, and rallying around the leadership of the Supreme Commander, His Highness, the Emir of the country.” May God protect him and protect him and not exceed his constitutional powers.”
And he explained, “In order for all of the above and invoking the constitution and respecting the popular will, we have decided to dissolve the 2020 National Assembly, which was restored by the ruling of the Constitutional Court, a constitutional solution based on Article 107 of the constitution, and to call for general elections in the coming months.”
He pointed out that this will be accompanied by the issuance of “a set of political and legal reforms due to transfer the state to a new stage of discipline and legal reference to prevent disagreement and prevent all kinds of abuse in the use of power by the legislative and executive authorities and to ensure the impartiality and integrity of the judiciary by strengthening the system of governance in its composition and competencies.”
Last March, the Constitutional Court ruled to invalidate the 2022 National Assembly elections, and to restore the elected parliament in 2020.
