Kuwaitis went to polls on Saturday to elect a second parliament in 10 months as the opposition boycotted the vote.

Kuwaitis went to polls on Saturday to elect a second parliament in 10 months as the opposition boycotted the vote.

Earlt turnout was low, with voter appeared to heed an opposition call to shun the poll over a disputed electoral law.
The vote comes nearly two months after Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah scrapped the pro-government parliament following a court ruling that annulled an assembly elected in February.

At a polling station in Salwa, 15 kilometers south of Kuwait City, only a few people showed up among more than 4,600 eligible voters registered at the center.

Just before the start of voting, the center in a predominantly tribal area was almost deserted except for dozens of policemen and electoral officials, unlike the previous election when long queues formed before polling began.
Chiefs of several Bedouin tribes have urged their tribesmen to boycott the elections.

On the eve of the election, the fifth since mid-2006, tens of thousands of opposition supporters staged a massive demonstration to urge voters to boycott the ballot.

The opposition has staged several protests and gatherings against the government for unilaterally amending the electoral law, saying the move amounted to a coup against the constitution.
None of the opposition figures is among the 306 hopefuls, including 13 women, contesting the 50 seats, and so the next parliament is expected to be totally pro-government.