As seen on Chicago Tribune Reuters By Sylvia Westall
6:13 a.m. CST, December 1, 2012
Islamist, nationalist and liberal opposition groups gather to protest the Kuwait government's amendment of the electoral law and support a boycott on the country's election on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 in Kuwait City. More than 15,000 protesters rallied in the first government-authorized demonstration in Kuwait since a ban on political gatherings earlier this month. The election to be held Saturday, Dec. 1 is the fifth since mid-2006, and the second this year.(AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)
KUWAIT, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted on Saturday in a
parliamentary election overshadowed by an opposition boycott,
protests over a change to the polling rules and a festering
political crisis in the U.S.-allied oil producer.
The election is the second this year in the Gulf Arab state,
where a series of assemblies have collapsed under the weight of
a power struggle between MPs and the cabinet, appointed by the
prime minister who is chosen by the ruling emir.
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