Assistant Professor, @psupolisci. Elections, identity, & political behavior in MENA. Formerly @PUPolitics & @IASToulouse. 🇺🇸🇮🇷
Jun 7, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
The 10 winners in each of Kuwait's 5 electoral districts have been announced. In short: the composition of the 2023 parliament - which will hold its opening session on 20 June - looks similar to the parliament elected in 2022. There are a few important differences between the two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
First, of the 47 incumbents who ran, 38 won seats. Of the other 12 MPs who won seats, 2 are former MPs and 10 won for the first time. No new candidates (running for the first time) won.
Incumbent reelection:
9/10 in District 1
7/10 in District 2 8/8 in District 3 6/9 in District… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…