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Kuwaitis Vote for a New Parliament...And Maybe a New Electoral System

The 2006 parliamentary elections in Kuwait have two striking features. First, they are occasioned by an intense controversy over the size of electoral districts—a seemingly technical matter with significant implications for Kuwaiti political life. Second, in this dispute, liberals and Islamists are very much on the same side—a rare alliance in the region, and unusual even in Kuwait.

· June 22, 2006