New Kuwaiti emir keeps government in place until elections next month

Kuwait’s new emir told the government to stay in office until elections next month after the prime minister offered to resign, as is the custom when a new emir is appointed.

Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah met with Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah on Tuesday. At the start of the meeting, the prime minister offered to resign. However, the emir “affirmed high confidence in the current government to continue carrying out its tasks and performing the constitutional duties and completing the preparation for the upcoming legislative elections,” the state-run Kuwait News Agency reported.