Kuwaitis head to polling stations for parliament election

Agencies | Kuwait         

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Kuwaiti voters will attend polls on Thursday, in five electoral constituencies, to cast their votes and elect members of the National Assembly (Parliament) for the 17 legislative term of 2022.

Voters will bear responsibility to reshape the course of the political scene and choose the right candidates that would best serve them and the nation.

Voters would recall His Highness the Amir Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah's speech delivered on his behalf by His Highness the Crown Prince Shaikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah.

Among the 305 candidates running for the National Assembly elections, Kuwaitis will choose 50 members to represent them in Parliament, with 795,911 eligible voters, KUNA reported.

The voting process will start from 8 am until 8 pm local time.

48 candidates and the number of eligible voters is 100,185 on the 48 constituency.

48 candidates competing to win the votes of 90,478 eligible voters on the second constituency.

47 candidates are competing to win the votes out of 138,364 eligible voters in the third constituency.

80 candidates competing to win votes out of 208,971 voters on the fourth constituency.

82 candidates competing to win votes out of 257,913 voters on the fifth constituency.