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December 2012 Kuwaiti general election
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Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 1 December 2012 after early elections in February 2012 were declared invalid.[1]
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In the elections, Shi'as won 17 out of 50 seats in the National Assembly,[2] an increase from the seven won in the February elections.[citation needed] Sunni Islamists were reduced to a minority.[2] Three women also entered the Parliament compared to men-only from the February election, but their number decreased compared to the 2009 election.[citation needed]
Turnout was officially reported to be 43%, the lowest in the Kuwaiti electoral history.