KUWAIT CITY —
Kuwait's
government resigned on Tuesday, three months after it was sworn in, state media
reported, amid escalating disputes with parliament.
اضافة اعلان
The Gulf emirate's prime minister,
Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah, submitted the cabinet's resignation to Crown Prince Sheikh
Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the official KUNA news agency said.
The move comes a day ahead of a
parliamentary vote on a letter of non-cooperation, which 10 lawmakers submitted
against the premier after he had been accused of committing
"unconstitutional" practices, including corruption.
Oil-rich Kuwait has been shaken by disputes
between lawmakers and successive governments dominated by the ruling Al-Sabah
family for more than a decade, with parliaments and cabinets dissolved several
times.
Kuwait is the only
Gulf Arab state with a
fully elected parliament, which enjoys wide legislative powers and can vote
ministers out of office.
In February, the country's interior and defense
ministers resigned in protest over the manner of parliamentary questioning of
other ministers.
Parliament had questioned Foreign Minister
Sheikh Ahmed Nasser al-Mohammed Al-Sabah -- also part of the royal family --
over corruption claims and alleged misuse of public funds.
Sheikh Ahmed survived a no-confidence vote
on February 16, but Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah said
the lengthy grilling was an "abuse" of power.
"Interrogations are a constitutional
right... but parliamentary practices are hindering us from fulfilling the
aspirations of the Kuwaiti people," he was quoted as saying at the time by
Kuwaiti media.
The country's last government was sworn in
December, the fourth in two years, after the previous one resigned in November
amid political deadlock.
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