The official Kuwait News Agency "KUNA" reported that an Amiri decree was issued today, Sunday, regarding the formation of the new government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. This includes the appointment of Manaf Al-Hajri as Minister of Finance, with Bader Al-Mulla remaining as Minister of Oil. The agency noted that Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was also reappointed as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, and Acting Minister of Defense.
In a related statement, a member of the Political Bureau of the Progressive Movement in Kuwait, Ahmad Al-Diayan, mentioned that the formation of the government seems like a "step towards completing other actions to end the unpopular 2020 council," suggesting that this could be achieved either through its re-dissolution or "filing a lawsuit in court to challenge the validity of the recent Constitutional Court ruling."
He added that the government included new elements, indicating that it is not temporary, noting that the removal of former Minister of Finance Abdul Wahab Al-Rasheed, whom he described as a "source of tension" between the government and the 2022 council, shows that the current government bets on the return of the 2022 Parliament. Al-Diayan emphasized that the biggest challenge for the government is "to regain the trust of the street and the people, which has been shaken by the institutional situation of the state and the extent of adherence to the constitution."
The new government formation under Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah includes:
- Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, and Acting Minister of Defense
- Dr. Khaled Ali Mohammed Al-Fadhel - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Council Affairs
This government comes at a time when relations have soured between the Prime Minister and the President of the National Assembly, which was elected in 2020 and was revived by the Constitutional Court in March after the elections held in September were annulled.
