What is the voting system implemented in Kuwait since the 2012 electoral reform decree, where each eligible voter in a constituency casts a vote for only one candidate?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Single Non-Transferable Vote

  1. Step 1: In October 2012, an Amiri decree amended the electoral law to replace the previous system (where each voter selected up to four candidates) with the 'One-Man, One-Vote' system (Single Non-Transferable Vote).
  2. Step 2: Under this system, each voter casts a ballot for a single candidate, and the top 10 candidates with the highest votes in each of the five districts win election to parliament.
  3. Step 3: The Constitutional Court confirmed the constitutionality of this system in June 2013.
Answer
Single Non-Transferable Vote.
Why not the others: 'Party-List Proportional' requires registered political parties, which do not formally exist under Kuwaiti law; 'Ranked-Choice' involves preferential transfer of votes; 'Block Voting for four' was the system used between 2006 and 2012.

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