Kuwait opposition MPs take ministers’ seats in parliament protest

Opposition lawmakers seek to question Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah over recent motion, COVID and corruption.

Kuwaiti opposition lawmakers, intent on questioning the prime minister, have been obstructing parliamentary business by occupying ministers’ seats, escalating a standoff between the appointed government and the elected assembly. The government refused to attend Tuesday’s session after MPs sat in seats reserved for ministers, the speaker said, the second such incident preventing sessions from going ahead. Out of 50 elected members, 26 on Monday said: “There will only be a session if the prime minister takes the podium [to be questioned].”