Kuwaiti system undermined by fatal flaw and shaky markets


Issue 849 - 13 Mar 2009 | 1 minute read

The confrontations in the Kuwaiti political system reflect a fundamental flaw in its structure: the National Assembly is freely elected, but the parliament’s changing composition, after each election, is not mirrored by a shift in the balance of forces within the cabinet.

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