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Government of Kuwait steps down | |
(20 minutes later) | |
The government of Kuwait has submitted its resignation to the country's emir, state television has reported. | |
The move comes ahead of a vote of no-confidence in a senior minister. | The move comes ahead of a vote of no-confidence in a senior minister. |
Health Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah, a member of the royal family, had faced accusations of mismanagement and incompetence. | |
The government, in office for eight months, had reportedly failed to secure enough support to avoid defeat in Monday's vote. | |
Election | |
Sheikh Ahmad had been questioned in parliament on 19 February but failed to persuade MPs not to call the vote. | |
He was defending himself against accusations by some opposition MPs that he was responsible for financial mismanagement and "grave medical errors that led to the death of several patients". | |
No Kuwaiti minister has been voted from office since 1962, when parliament was introduced, although several facing votes of no-confidence have quit. | |
The government came to power after an election in June last year. | |
Kuwait's ruler approved a cabinet dominated by his own family despite the opposition's victory. |
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