The action came as the opposition continued its campaign ahead of a crucial verdict by the constitutional court on the controversial amendment to the electoral law expected on June 16. The court, whose rulings are final, is expected to either confirm the amendment or declare it as unconstitutional, which will lead to the dissolution of the National Assembly, or alternatively the court may decide that it is not authorized to rule on the issue. The amendment of the electoral law reduced the number of candidates a voter can pick from four to just one, with the opposition boycotting the election as a result claiming the amendment allowed the government to impact the election’s outcome.
Speaking at a diwaniya late Monday night, former opposition MP Jamaan Al-Harbash said if the court confirms the amendment, it would amount to abolishing the constitution. Harbash said that if the court confirms the amendment, boycotting future election becomes a moral and national duty in order to prevent possible autocratic rule in Kuwait. The former lawmaker wondered how was it possible to have the Assembly dissolved on five occasions in the past six years. He stressed that the court order to dissolve the opposition-dominated Assembly in June last year was illegal, and warned that there will be strong reactions over the court’s decision.
