Women's quota in Kuwait's parliament inapplicable

Kuwaiti MP Saleh Ashour here on Sunday confirmed that it is difficult to implement the woman's quota in the Kuwait's parliament as this move runs counter to the constitutional legislations.
"The move needs constitutional and legal amendments as well as the approval of one third of the parliament," he said during the meeting of women's affairs committee on the sidelines of the 131st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva today.
He underlined the importance of strengthening women's political awareness to participate in political life, saying there were only six women out of 600 candidates contested last parliamentarian elections Ashour emphasized that Kuwaiti woman played a key role in progression the country, especially she is a main pillar in the political process, saying woman should lead top posts in the country.
In a statement to KUNA, MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji stressed Kuwait's constant support to the Palestinian issue, underling the necessity of protecting Palestinian people who have been reeling under Israeli aggression.
He said that participants in the Executive Council of the Asian Parliament Association for Peace meeting issued a condemnation of terrorist acts launched by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terrorist groups.
The Kuwait parliamentary delegation in the conference includes Faisal Al-Shaya, Ashour, Seif Al-Azmi, Al-Turaiji and Allam Al-Kandari.