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40. Dramatic start to Kuwaiti poll
Date of source: Thursday, June 17, 1999 to Wednesday, June 23, 1999
The campaign for the new National Assembly elections in Kuwait got off to a dramatic start. The government ordered a crackdown on unlicensed Islamic charities which it accused of funneling funds collected for Kosovo refugees into electioneering. It then turned on the tribal groups who were...
9. Women and the vote in Kuwait
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 1999 to Wednesday, June 2, 1999
The Emir of Kuwait has issued a decree enfranchising women to vote and stand for public office in 2003. Opposition to the decree was immediate from the groups in opposition to the government, some of it on religious grounds.
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