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Kuwait bans naturalized citizens from voting under amended law

8/27/2026

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Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree amending Kuwait’s Nationality Law.
The decree bans naturalised citizens from voting, ending a 30-year waiting period.
Naturalised Kuwaitis remain barred from running for office or being appointed to positions.
The decree was approved on Aug 23 2026, two years after Parliament was dissolved.
The voting ban follows a mass campaign that stripped naturalised Kuwaitis of citizenship rights.

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Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree amending Kuwait’s Nationality Law.
The decree bans naturalised citizens from voting, ending a 30-year waiting period.
Naturalised Kuwaitis remain barred from running for office or being appointed to positions.
The decree was approved on Aug 23 2026, two years after Parliament was dissolved.
The voting ban follows a mass campaign that stripped naturalised Kuwaitis of citizenship rights.