Kuwait parliamentary election: the need of an opposition.

Kuwait has not suffered any effect of the "Arab Spring" until now, but maybe the next government might have some points to deal with from now on. Ruled by the same family for more than 250 years, the opposition has claimed a victory by boycotting last elections and warned that the new parliament does not represent the majority of people in the Gulf emirate, at a time of mounting nervousness about political change throughout the region.

Officially the electoral turnout was 43%, but opposition supporters claimed it was only 28%. Previous elections, including one held in February this year, saw a turnout of around 60%.

The emir of Kuwait has changed the voting system six weeks before the election, which critics say would distort the outcome in favour of pro-government candidates. So the opposition did not take part of this and called for the biggest boycott of Kuwait's history.

It is clear: many specialists say Kuwait politics has no institutionalised opposition.

Another information: for this election, there were 293 men and only 13 women running as candidates. No words for it.