The moment we were waiting for has come. New #Kuwait Emir, #SheikhNawaf, nominates his brother Mishal Al-Ahmad as Crown Prince. He is a security person, w/past experience in the Interior Ministry and Deputy Chief of the Kuwaiti National Guard since 2004. Some thoughts. 1/ 
The National Assembly (NA) has to confirm Mishal al-Ahmad as #Kuwait CP with 2/3 majority. As @bmalsaif said, Emir prolonged term of the outgoing NA to Oct 20 coz it was the safer option - new Parliament likely to have more opposition members & elections vulnerable to meddling 2/
That #Kuwait Emir chose his brother Mishal al-Ahmed as CP, is in continuity w/agnatic seniority - he was also appointed CP by his brother #SheikhSabah. #GCC old generation thinking. Mishal was the only to accompany Sabah in the US for medical treatment, they were very close. 3/
#NasserSabah, son of former Emir, 72yo, is the real loser here. He has ambitions/popularity, champions #Vision2035, rode anti-corruption pro-reform sentiment. If Mishal al-Ahmad is confirmed #Kuwait CP, he is unlikely to rule. But he is also sick, this is a factor for all. 4/
Finally, potential #Kuwait CP Mishal al-Ahmed is seen as part of the security apparatus, and has problematic relations w/#Islamists & #MuslimBrotherhood. Certainly closer to #SaudiArabia & #UAE than to #Iran as other candidates. 5/5.
Below some comments from other experts.
Below some comments from other experts.
This from @ALYOUSEF94. I say it’s a bit late for #Turkey’s #Erdogan to show up in #Kuwait. Mishal al-Ahmad not Ankara fave candidate for CP.
https://twitter.com/ALYOUSEF94/status/1313775810977894400
Per @AlArabiya_Eng: Two royals, Faisal al-Hamoud al-Sabah, the governor of the country's Farwaniya Governorate & Khaled al-Sabah, tweeted to pledge allegiance to Mishal al-Ahmad as #Kuwait CP. Family had discussed beforehand.
This, very interesting, on impacts over the #Qatar crisis by @Saoud_AlEshaq_
https://twitter.com/saoud_aleshaq_/status/1313786433619070977
Sheikh Nasser Sabah, son of the deceased Emir of #Kuwait and himself touted for the position of Crown Prince, publicly pledged allegiance to CP-designate Mishal al-Ahmed
https://twitter.com/nsaalsabah/status/1313819234053562371
Very valuable comments as always by @kdiwaniya
https://twitter.com/kdiwaniya/status/1313809236942520321
This from @Dr_DaniaThafer, who called it in advance!
https://twitter.com/Dr_DaniaThafer/status/1313835053672280065
@aliShihabi has a point here but I would change his final “was” with a “would be”..
https://twitter.com/alishihabi/status/1313839311213731846
Thanks @NabeelNowairah for the confirmation: Mishal al-Ahmad is unanimously approved Crown Prince of #Kuwait by the National Assembly
https://twitter.com/nabeelnowairah/status/1314091075343089664
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