Kuwait’s ruler re-appointed his nephew Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah as prime minister on Wednesday following last weekend’s elections, in a move that may trigger further political turmoil for the oil-rich state.
Disputes between the Gulf nation’s parliament and the government have forced the cabinet to resign five times in the last three years since Sheikh Nasser was first appointed, hindering development efforts and the government’s ability to tackle the effects of the global financial crisis. Each time he has been reappointed the political bickering has seemed to intensify.
The cabinet last resigned in March after MPs sought to question Sheikh Nasser, accusing him of incompetence and mismanagement. The resignation led to the country’s second elections in a year.
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