STORY: Kuwait holds National Assembly elections
SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024
DATELINE: April 5, 2024
LENGTH: 0:02:12
LOCATION: Kuwait City
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NOUF AL-ZAMIL, Voter
2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL RAHMAN AL-MUKHAIZEEM, Voter
3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FATIMA AL-HOULI, Voter
4. various of people voting

STORYLINE:

Kuwaiti voters began casting their ballots on Thursday to elect members of the National Assembly.

It was the first parliamentary elections held after Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah assumed power in the country.

About 844,000 eligible voters selected 50 deputies from a pool of 200 candidates.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NOUF AL-ZAMIL, Voter
"Today I am participating in the 2024 National Assembly elections. It's every Kuwaiti's responsibility to participate in voting and choose the best people. I hope that the best persons will win and work for the people of the country."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL RAHMAN AL-MUKHAIZEEM, Voter
"I voted in the second constituency of the State of Kuwait. My participation is political decision-making, and every citizen of Kuwait should participate in voting and participating in the country's democratic work, which is also a form of administration of the state."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FATIMA AL-HOULI, Voter 
"The reason for my participation in the voting is because it is a national trust, and more than that, the country is based on youth and new innovative things. This is a democratic event that requires us to participate, and it is a national and religious duty for each person to choose who represents his ideas and who he sees as appropriate, for his beloved country Kuwait."
  
The last elections of Kuwait's National Assembly were held on June 6, 2023.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City.
(XHTV)