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Kuwait Kuwait

ES001

Head of State
Question:How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s): g. Inherited monarchy
Comments: The Amir is the Head of the State. Kuwait is a hereditary Amirate, the succession to which shall be in the descendants of the late Mubarak al-Sabah.
Source: Constitution, art. 4, 54: http://www.pm.gov.kw/en/state_Of_Kuwait/kuwaitConstitution.jsp (2013)
Verified: 2013/01/30
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ES002

Head of Government
Question:How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer: e. Appointed
Comments: The Amir shall, after the traditional consultations, appoint the Prime Minister and relieve him of office. The Amir shall also appoint Ministers and relieve them of office upon the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
Source: Constitution, art. 56: http://www.pm.gov.kw/en/state_Of_Kuwait/kuwaitConstitution.jsp (2013)
Verified: 2013/01/30
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ES003

President
Question:Does the country have a president?
Answer: b. No
Comments: There is no president. The head of state is the Amir.
Source: Constitution, art. 4, 54: http://www.pm.gov.kw/en/state_Of_Kuwait/kuwaitConstitution.jsp (2013)
Verified: 2013/01/30
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ES004

Number of Chambers
Question:The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer: a. One chamber
Comments: The legislative power is vested in the Amir and the National Assembly.
Source: Constitution, art. 51, 79, 80: http://www.pm.gov.kw/en/state_Of_Kuwait/kuwaitConstitution.jsp (2013)
Verified: 2013/01/30
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ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question:What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s): c. Block Vote
Comments: Kuwaiti citizens elect fifty (50) Members of Parliament from five (5) electoral districts to the unicameral legislature. The top ten winners from each district are allocated a parliamentary seat.
Source: Constitution, art. 80 (1): http://www.pm.gov.kw/en/state_Of_Kuwait/kuwaitConstitution.jsp (2013); Official Website of the Kuwait Government: http://www.pm.gov.kw/en/national_Assembly/aboutNationalAssembly.jsp (2013)
Verified: 2014/08/22
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