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Kuwait emir asks foreign minister to form new gov't
Kuwait has history of governments’ resignations over feuds with parliament
Mohamed Abdulghaffar |
19.11.2019 - Update : 20.11.2019
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KUWAIT CITY
Kuwait's emir on Tuesday named Foreign Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah to form a new government, the official KUNA news agency reported.
The move came one day after caretaker Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak declined to be reappointed as a premier.
On Monday, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah asked al-Mubarak to form a new government, but he rejected the offer due to "allegations and claims" against him.
Last year, the Kuwaiti government resigned week after a non-confidence vote against the interior minister for alleged corruption.
Kuwait has a history of governments’ resignations over feuds with the parliament.
*Bassel Barakat contributed to this report from Ankara
