KUWAIT CITY - Kuwaitis voted on Saturday to elect a new parliament in this oil-rich Gulf state which has been rocked by political turmoil, with many saying they want change and an end to political feuding.
Turnout was not immediately available but state-run Kuwait TV and private stations reported that it was more than 75 percent among men and slightly above 50 percent for women.
Twenty-seven women are among 275 candidates running for the 50-seat parliament, after a campaign which focused on ways to end political wrangling and put the state back on the track of development.
“I voted for a new face that was not in parliament before and whom I think has new ideas,” Fatima Mubarak, a young housewife, said after casting her ballot. – AFP