Kuwait’s new emir urges national unity in run-up to elections
Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah told lawmakers he would follow in the footsteps of the late emir.
In a speech delivered to lawmakers on Tuesday, Kuwait’s new emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, called for national unity as the country gears up for parliamentary elections in December.
National unity is the “most powerful weapon” against the country’s current crises, the Gulf state ruler said, according to state news agency KUNA.
“I would also like, God willing, to reaffirm our commitment to democracy, respect of the constitution, state of law and institutions,” he said.
Sabah, 83, told lawmakers he would continue in the path of his brother, the late Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The 91-year-old died late last month after ruling the Gulf state for more than a decade.
