VOL. XLVI

No 25

23-June-2003

KUWAIT

Calls For Kuwaiti Government/Ruling Family Reform In Election Campaign

Calls for political reforms in the government and ruling family have been made by many of the candidates in the campaign for Kuwaits National Assembly elections which take place on 5 July. Some candidates have repeated long-running demands for the offices of crown prince and prime minister to be separated pointing out that the current incumbent occupying both posts, Shaikh Sad al-Sabah, is...