Kuwait liberals suffer poll blow

[drdon326]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3048584.stm

Islamists and supporters of the government have swept to victory in Kuwait's all-male parliamentary elections, held on Saturday.
There were major losses for Western-leaning liberals.

They have been calling for substantial reforms, including extending the vote to women, and for the royal family to loosen its grip on power.

Pro-cabinet candidates took 14 of the parliament's 50 seats, an increase of two. And fundamentalist Muslims, who want a full implementation of Islamic law, took 21 seats, an increase of one.

Liberals and their supporters took just three seats - a massive drop from the 14 they had in the outgoing parliament.

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[Darranar]

1. Great...

Just what we need. More extremism.

[Shaddann]

2. better check their voting machines n/t

n/t

[Sephirstein]

3. Not fucking Islamofascists...

They're as bad as Repukes and Chicoms.

[sabbat hunter]

4. parlimentary power

how much real power does the kuwaiti parliment have. i would think that it would be pretty much just for show anyway, to make the citizens think they have a say in what goes on, and that it is not really a dictatorship. much like what iraq had/has and same with jordan and egypt.
elected parliments with no real power.


peace
david
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[Jonathan]

5. Not as bad as the fucking IDF, that is for sure.

Think about it.

[Darranar]

6. What's wrong with the IDF?

It is a tool of the government of Israel. Blame the GOI if you're angry.