Voice of America: Kuwait Election Boycott Successful Dec 2nd 2012, 14:01 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Kuwait Election Boycott Successful Dec 2nd 2012, 12:45 Opposition groups in Kuwait said they have successfully boycotted a parliamentary election held under a new electoral law. Election officials said the turnout for Saturday's election was lighter than usual with about 39 percent of eligible voters participating. Turnout for a parliamentary vote earlier this year was nearly 60 percent. Kuwaitis voted for all 50 of the Gulf emirate's parliament seats. Shi'ite minority candidates won about one-third of the seats, their biggest ... | | |  | |
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