Kuwait's Islamist-dominated opposition wins near-majority in snap elections

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The opposition and its allies won 24 of the 50 seats in the parliament, Kuwait's electoral authority announced on Sunday.

The opposing parties, including Islamists, liberals and nationalists boycotted the previous two elections to protest the voting system decreed by the ruling Emir Sabah al Ahmed al Sabah in 2012.

Six of the winners - down from nine in the previous house - were from Kuwait's Shiite minority, which makes up 30 percent of the population. Around half of those who won were from groups linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists.

Only one woman was elected.

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