The Emir of the world’s fourth-largest oil exporter dissolved parliament in March after some lawmakers tried to question the prime minister, a senior member of the ruling family. New elections were held last month.
Lawmakers, who have a history of challenging the government in Kuwait, have frequently triggered ministerial resignations through requests for questioning and no-confidence motions.
Musallam Al Barrak, a member of the popular action bloc, submitted a request to question Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Khaled Al Sabah, a member of the ruling family, mainly over management and financial irregularities in the ministry, and violations during the last parliamentary elections.
Political analyst Shafiq Ghabra said the move would be a test. “It (Barrak’s request) should not lead to dissolving the parliament but it will lead to a minister either confirming his position, or not being able to defend his position and end up losing support,” he said.
“There are issues that will constantly continue to create tensions between various constituencies in the parliament and ministers,” he added. Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al Ahmad Al Sabah, a nephew of the emir, was reappointed in May as prime minister and now heads his sixth cabinet since he first took the post in 2006.
