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Constituencies Of The National Assembly Of Kuwait
Kuwait is divided into five multi-member constituencies for the election of members to the unicameral National Assembly. These five electoral districts represent 112 residential areas distributed among the six governorates of Kuwait. Each constituency, regardless of population, directly elects 10 representatives to the National Assembly via plurality vote, for a total of 50 members. Constituencies See also *Demographics of Kuwait *Elections in Kuwait An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated s ... References Notes Citations {{Reflist Subdivisions of Kuwait Kuwait, Electoral districts Kuwait geography-related lists Kuwait politics-related lists Electoral districts of Kuwait ...
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Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait border, the north and Saudi Arabia to Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border, the south. With a coastline of approximately , Kuwait also shares a maritime border with Iran, across the Persian Gulf. Kuwait is a city-state, most of the country's population reside in the urban area, urban agglomeration of Kuwait City, the capital and largest city. , Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million, of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti nationality law, Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are Expatriates in Kuwait, foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Kuwait has the world's third List of sovereign states by immigrant and emigrant population, largest number of foreign nationals as a percentage of the population, where its citizens make up less th ...
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National Assembly (Kuwait)
The National Assembly (, ''Majlis al-ʾUmma'') is the unicameral legislature of Kuwait. The National Assembly met in Kuwait City. The National Assembly is made up of 50 elected members and 16 directly appointed government ministers (ex officio members). The assembly was frequently dissolved by the Emir of Kuwait. From 2006 to 2024, the assembly was dissolved 13 times. The assembly has been suspended since 10 May 2024 for a four-year constitutional re-evaluation due to frequent inaction, corruption, bribery, vote purchasing and political deadlock. Overview The National Assembly is the legislature in Kuwait, established in 1963. Its predecessor, the 1938 National Assembly, was formally dissolved in 1939 after "one member, Sulaiman al-Adasani, in possession of a letter, signed by other Assembly members, addressed to Iraq's King Ghazi, requesting Kuwait's immediate incorporation into Iraq." This demand came after the merchant members of the Assembly attempted to extract oil money ...
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Governorates Of Kuwait
Kuwait is divided into 6 governorates (''muhafazah''). The governorates are further subdivided into Areas of Kuwait, areas. Each governorate is headed by a Governor appointed by a ministerial decree for a period of 4 years which can be renewed upon the proposal of the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Prime Minister. History The beginning of the formation of governorates in the State of Kuwait started in 1962 with the Emiri decree No. 6 which divided the Kuwait into three governorates i.e. Al Asimah Governorate (Kuwait), Asimah Governorate, Hawalli Governorate and Ahmadi Governorate. Later, Jahra Governorate, Farwaniya Governorate and Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate were formed in three periods of time: 1979, 1988 and 1999 respectively. Governorates See also *Demographics of Kuwait *Areas of Kuwait *ISO 3166-2:KW References External links

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The New Arab
''The New Arab'' or ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' () is a London-based pan-Arab news outlet owned by Qatari company Fadaat Media. It launched an Arabic-language website in March 2014 and an Arabic language daily newspaper in September 2014. The English version of its website is ''The New Arab''. In 2015, Fadaat launched Al Araby (TV channel), Al Araby TV Network as a counterweight to Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera and its perceived bias. History Amid tensions between Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the director of Al Jazeera, Tamim launched ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'', headed by the emir's closest advisor Azmi Bishara. According to Lina Khatib, Professor Lina Khatib, Al-Jazeera's association with the Muslim Brotherhood and its reputation as a mouthpiece for the Syrian revolution had hurt the channel's credibility. With the launch, Tamim was seeking to establish a voice independent of his parents. ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' was officially launched in March 2014 as a new media p ...
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Plurality Voting
Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which the candidates in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality) are elected. Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member districts, plurality voting is called single member istrictplurality (SMP), which is widely known as " first-past-the-post". In SMP/FPTP the leading candidate, whether or not they have a majority of votes, is elected. There are several versions of plurality voting for multi-member district. The system that elects multiple winners at once with the plurality rule and where each voter casts as many X votes as the number of seats in a multi-seat district is referred to as plurality block voting. A semi-proportional system that elects multiple winners elected at once with the plurality rule and where each voter casts more than one vote but fewer than the number of seats to fill in a multi-seat district is known as limited voting. A semi-prop ...
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Kuwait's First District
The first constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents twenty residential areas and has an electorate of 100,185. The Hawalli and Capital governates are divided between the first, second and third constituencies. Representatives of Constituency One Areas in Constituency One See also * Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait * Demographics of Kuwait This is a demography of the population of Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the he ... References Notes Citations Politics of Kuwait Electoral districts of Kuwait {{Kuwait-geo-stub ...
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Kuwait's Second District
The second constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents eighteen residential areas and has an electorate of 90,478 (the smallest). The Hawalli and Capital governates are divided between the first, second and third constituencies. The former Speaker of National Assembly, Marzouq Al Ghanim is a member of this district. Areas in Constituency Two See also * Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait * Demographics of Kuwait This is a demography of the population of Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the he ... References Notes Citations Politics of Kuwait Electoral districts of Kuwait {{Kuwait-geo-stub ...
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Kuwait's Third District
The third constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait, constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via Plurality voting, plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents fifteen residential areas and has an electorate of 138,364. The Hawalli Governorate, Hawalli and Capital Governorate (Kuwait), Capital governates are divided between the Kuwait's First Constituency, first, Kuwait's Second Constituency, second and third constituencies. Areas in Constituency Three #Kaifan #Rawda, Kuwait, Rawda #Adiliya, Adailiya #Jabriya #Surra (Kuwait), Surra #Khaldiya (Kuwait), Khaldiya #Qurtuba (Kuwait), Qurtuba #Yarmūk (Kuwait), Yarmouk #Abraq Khaitan #Khaitan #Salam, Kuwait, Salam #Siddiq, Kuwait, Siddiq #Hittin #Shuhada, Kuwait, Shuhada #Al Zahra (Kuwait), Zahra See also * Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait * Demographics of Kuwait References ...
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Kuwait's Fourth District
The fourth constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents twenty-seven residential areas and has an electorate of 208,971. The fourth constituency includes the Jahra and Farwaniya governorates. Areas in Constituency Four See also * Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait * Demographics of Kuwait This is a demography of the population of Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the he ... References Notes Citations Politics of Kuwait Electoral districts of Kuwait {{Kuwait-geo-stub ...
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Kuwait's Fifth District
The fifth constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents thirty-one residential areas and has an electorate of 257,913 (the largest). The fifth constituency includes the Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer governorates. Areas in Constituency Five See also * Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait * Demographics of Kuwait This is a demography of the population of Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the he ... References Notes Citations Politics of Kuwait Electoral districts of Kuwait {{Kuwait-geo-stub ...
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Demographics Of Kuwait
This is a demography of the population of Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ... (). Expatriates account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased. Most were deported for outstaying their residency permits but others also for traffic offences. Population size and structure Source:https://gulfmigration.grc.net/kuwait-population-by-nationality-kuwaiti-non-kuwaiti-and-sex-1990-2023/ The biggest population difficulty in Kuwait involves the Bedoon, stateless people. According to Human Rights Watch i ...
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Elections In Kuwait
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary association and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot. Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not ...
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