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Candidacy registration for Kuwaiti parliamentary elections begins

Kuwait's election watchdog
Kuwait's election watchdog
KUWAIT, May 5 (KUNA) -- The Department of Elections Affairs at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior started Friday morning receiving applications for the National Assembly elections for the 17th legislative term.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Interior announced it would commence receiving male and female candidates to parliament elections 2023 as of today (Friday), with the process lasting until the 14th of May.
Candidacy will remain open for 10 days including public holidays from 7.30 am to 1:30 pm (local time), after the Official Gazette (Kuwait Al-Youm) published the decree calling for parliamentary elections.
The Kuwaiti cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft decree calling for parliamentary elections on June 6, 2023.(end) nmj.jy.nhq