KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah took on Tuesday an inspection tour of polling stations involved in the 2023 National Assembly elections. The minister began his tour of polling stations across the country starting with Jahra governorate. Senior Interior Ministry officials and governor of Jahra Nasser Al-Hajraf accompanied him in his first stop.

He called for efforts across state bodies to simplify the voting process for the national electorate. Following his tour, the minister said that extra priority should be given to the elderly and people with special needs as they cast their ballots, calling on security personnel on hand at polling stations to provide all forms of assistance to voters. - KUNA