1990 Kuwaiti National Council election

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National Council elections were held in Kuwait on 10 June 1990. [1] The Council (only half of which was elected) was created by the Emir to try to appease protestors. [1] A total of 574 candidates contested the 50 seats, and although the opposition called for a boycott, the turnout was 62.3%. [2] [3] Abdulaziz F. Al-Masaeed was elected as Chairman of the Council. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. ↑ Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ↑ Nohlen et al., p162
  4. ↑ نتائج انتخابات 1981 Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
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