Kuwait emir says cooperation key to achieve stability
8/6/2013 12:42:54 PM
Kuwait's emir Tuesday urged MPs and the government to cooperate to achieve political stability in the oil-rich Gulf state that has been rocked by a series of disputes for years.
"Cooperation between parliament and government to achieve stability," is necessary, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said as he opened the new parliament elected last month.
"It is needless to affirm that cooperation between parliament and the government is inevitable," to strengthen state institutions and combat corruption, the ruler said.
The July 27 polls were the second in under eight months and were boycotted by most of the Islamist, nationalist and liberal opposition groups for the second time in a row in protest over an amendment to the key electoral law.
It was also the sixth election in the past seven years due to continued political disputes between MPs and the ruling family-led government.
"Cooperation between parliament and government to achieve stability," is necessary, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said as he opened the new parliament elected last month.
"It is needless to affirm that cooperation between parliament and the government is inevitable," to strengthen state institutions and combat corruption, the ruler said.
The July 27 polls were the second in under eight months and were boycotted by most of the Islamist, nationalist and liberal opposition groups for the second time in a row in protest over an amendment to the key electoral law.
It was also the sixth election in the past seven years due to continued political disputes between MPs and the ruling family-led government.