Kuwait: Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah has accepted the resignation submitted by the government in a decree on Tuesday asking it to stay in a caretaker capacity, as per reports.
This lengthy political rivalry had delayed the fiscal reform in the OPEC oil producer and led to the government handling its resignation on April 5 ahead of a non-cooperation motion against the prime minister in parliament.
According to KUNA, Sheikh Meshal issued the Emiri order, which took over most of the octogenarian emir’s duties late in 2021. It gave no timeline for when a new government would be created.
Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid, ruling member of the al-Sabah family and premier since 2019, has faced a hostile legislature as the head of successive cabinets, with opponent MPs bent on questioning him over issues including perceived corruption.
Kuwait has given its elected assembly more power than equivalent bodies in different Gulf monarchies, including the power to pass and block laws, question ministers and submit no-confidence motions against senior government officials.
Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah waits before speaking during the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021.