The polls are fourth since December 2020 KUWAIT: Polling stations opened on Thursday in Kuwait’s first election since Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah assumed power late last year. Voters will select representatives from five electoral constituencies for the National Assembly’s 18th legislative term. The polls, the fourth since December 2020, will close at midnight local time, according to state news agency KUNA. The 834,733 eligible voters will choose 50 members of parliament, from 200 candidates, who will serve a four-year term. The Kuwaiti ban on political parties means all candidates run as independents. There are 104,038 voters in the first constituency with 41 candidates competing, 95,302 voters in the second constituency with 39 candidates, 143,693 voters with 32 hopefuls in the third constituency, 220,932 voters and 48 candidates in the fourth constituency and 270,768 eligible voters and 40 candidates in the fifth constituency. The ballot boxes are located at 123 designated schools, KUNA reported.