Monthly Archives: November 2012

A Laughing Stock

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Muller

Update (November 10) below. Expats in Kuwait had been exhorted the other day to stay out of the current opposition protests in the run-up of snap parliamentary elections on December 1. They were even threatened by serious consequences, such as huge … Continue reading →

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No Real Choice

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Muller

Americans reelected Barack Obama last night and thus made sure that he has got another chance to work hard on his promises of four years ago. The fallen messiah has to yield now. Of course, there is again hope for … Continue reading →

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One Man One Vote

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Muller

The current political crisis in Kuwait is aggravated by the Emir’s recent decision to change the electoral law and consequently reduce the number of votes each voter can cast to one. The previous voting system was the so-called single transferable … Continue reading →

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