Kuwait Names New Prime Minister

Kuwait has named a new Prime Minister following elections in the country.

The news was announced by the state-run Kuwait News Agency.

It said an Emiri decree was issued on Tuesday to appoint Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah as Prime Minister and assign him to form the new cabinet.

The decree said: “After reviewing the provisions of the constitution; the Emiri Decree of November 15, 2021, delegating some of the Emir’s constitutions powers to His Highness the Crown Prince; and the Emiri Decree of June 7, 2023, accepting the resignation of His Highness the Prime Minister, we have decided to:

• “Article I: Appoint His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as Prime Minister and assign him to nominate members of the new cabinet pending the issuance of a decree to endorse their positions.
• “Article II: The Prime Minister has to implement our order and inform the National Assembly.
• “The decree, which takes immediate effect upon issuance, has to published in the official gazette.”

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