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Quick reading of #Kuwait’s elections: A 🧵
1. More combative than 2022 parliament. Requires a similarly combative gov. Those have been hard to come by, esp w/ the failed quota system. PM’s (now extended) honeymoon w/ MP majority won’t amount to much absent efficient gov machine.
1. More combative than 2022 parliament. Requires a similarly combative gov. Those have been hard to come by, esp w/ the failed quota system. PM’s (now extended) honeymoon w/ MP majority won’t amount to much absent efficient gov machine.
2. Don’t expect rigid positions from MPs (right away at least). Many are worn out at this stage. Making it work should be on everyone’s mind (one hopes!). That entails playing politics: hard compromises, mutual respect, & patience instead of the hit and run attitude of the past.
3. Expect more of the musical chairs game in the already dynamic loyalty-opposition spectrum & interplay over the yrs. Ruling family politics will come into play
4. That’s why sorting the succession upfront like rest of the GCC will come a long way in achieving desired stability
4. That’s why sorting the succession upfront like rest of the GCC will come a long way in achieving desired stability
5. Largely unchanged scene w/ 10 new MPs (& 2 returning) out of 50. Sharp rise & drop in positions of some in just a few months is quite telling & reflects rising awareness among voters.
Identity politics still rules, but these are encouraging signs on a diff course out there
Identity politics still rules, but these are encouraging signs on a diff course out there
6. Sad day for proponents of diversity. Women, Shiites, & “liberals” down while tribals, Islamists, “conservatives”dominate. Unsurprising trend long in the making. Speaks to need for dialogue to uncover Kuwait’s evolving identity & ways to incorporate diff views & protect rights.
7. For detailed election results and breakdown, see aljarida.com/article/27052 and discussion by @ALYOUSEF94
https://twitter.com/ALYOUSEF94/status/1666396496357470210
8. For a great breakdown analysis, see @danieltavana
https://twitter.com/danieltavana/status/1666436571480850435
9. What’s next? Gov resigned today & the new parliament (+new gov) will convene on June 20 for opening ceremony. Expect gov by 6/19 latest.
No amount of goodwill alone will fix a broken system. Radical reforms, urgent laws, an integrated & energetic gov, & a new pact are a must.
No amount of goodwill alone will fix a broken system. Radical reforms, urgent laws, an integrated & energetic gov, & a new pact are a must.
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