Popular Action Bloc
كتلة العمل الشعبي
LeaderAhmed Al-Sadoun
Founded1992
HeadquartersKuwait City
IdeologyPopulism[1]
Nationalism[1]
Political positionCentre-left

The Popular Action Bloc (Arabic: كتلة العمل الشعبي) is a political bloc in Kuwait headed by veteran former Speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun. The group focuses on populist issues like housing, salary raises, and reform.

Expulsion of Shiite MPs

On 19 February 2008, the Popular Action Bloc expelled Shiite MPs Ahmed Lari and Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad for taking part in a ceremony eulogizing Hezbollah's slain top commander, Imad Mughniyah. The ceremony's description of the fugitive Lebanese militant – killed in a 12 February car bombing in Syria – as a hero sparked public outrage in a country that holds him responsible for hijacking a Kuwait Airways flight and killing two of its Kuwaiti passengers 20 years ago. The two lawmakers were only expelled from their bloc and remained in the legislature. After the expulsions of the two, the seven member bloc was down to five members.[2]

Electoral history

National Assembly elections

National Assembly
Election Party leader Seats +/–
1999 Ahmed Al-Sadoun
10 / 50
 New
2003 Ahmed Al-Sadoun
5 / 50
 Decrease 5
2006 Ahmed Al-Sadoun
9 / 50
 Increase 4
2008 Ahmed Al-Sadoun
9 / 50
 Steady 0
2009 Ahmed Al-Sadoun
5 / 50
 Decrease 4
2012 (Feb) Ahmed Al-Sadoun
11 / 50
 Increase 6

References

  1. 1 2 "Factbox: Kuwait's political groups". Reuters. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kuwait". International Herald Tribune. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
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