Kuwait\u2019s emir has dissolved the parliament and taken over some of its duties, state media reported, weeks after the Gulf country held elections. Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah and the royal-appointed cabinet will assume some powers of the 50-member National Assembly, he said on Friday, in an address broadcast on state television. He also suspended some unspecified articles of the constitution for \u201ca period of no more than four years\u201d, without elaborating. \u201cThe unhealthy atmosphere experienced by Kuwait in previous years has encouraged the spread of corruption to reach most state facilities, and unfortunately it reached the security and economic institutions,\u201d the 83-year-old ruler said, adding that \u201cit has even affected the justice system\u201d. \u201cWe have faced difficulties and obstacles that cannot be tolerated,\u201d he said. The elections in April were the first to be held under Sheikh Mishal, who came to power last December after the death of his half-brother and predecessor, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. Repeated disputes between the National Assembly and the cabinet have triggered dissolutions of parliament, curtailing investment and reforms aimed at reducing the country\u2019s reliance on oil revenue. Parliament was to meet for the first time on Monday, but several politicians had refused to participate in the government. The emir said that the failure to form a government was the result of \u201cthe dictates and conditions of some\u201d legislators. \u201cKuwait has been through some hard times lately \u2026 which leaves no room for hesitation or delay in making the difficult decision to save the country and secure its highest interests,\u201d Sheikh Mishal said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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