The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court on Sunday annulled the results of last year’s parliamentary elections and supported the restoration of the composition of the previous parliament, state media reports.
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In the September elections, opposition candidates won 28 out of 50 seats in parliament, giving the opposition a majority in parliament.
The Constitutional Court annulled the elections, referring to inconsistencies in the decree on the dismissal of the previous parliament, the KUNA news agency reported.
The court also decided that the previous composition of the parliament, which was elected in 2020 but dismissed by order of the crown prince in June of last year, should be restored.
Kuwait is the only Gulf Arab state to have an elected parliament.
Kuwait, one of the largest oil exporters in the world, adopted a parliamentary system in 1962. But repeated political crises have led to state paralysis and regular disputes between the government and parliament.
In January, the Kuwaiti government resigned just three months after being sworn in after failing to reach an agreement with lawmakers. It was the sixth government in just three years.
