Kuwait: The Prime Minister Wins Again · Global Voices
Mona Kareem

Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah has broken a new record with his appointment as prime minister of Kuwait for the seventh time in five years. He was first appointed to the position on February 7, 2006, and six cabinets have since resigned under his watch.
When he was first appointed prime minister, some bloggers welcomed this decision by the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, saying Al-Mohammed might be the one to lead Kuwait forward with his liberal vision. At present however, things have changed a lot and some bloggers and Twitter users have been campaigning, alongside political groups, demanding his departure.
Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, prime minister of Kuwait. Image by Diwan, available in public domain.
Demand for departure
On March 8, 2011, a sit-in was organized to demand the departure of Al-Mohammed, where opposition figures gave speeches to approximately 700 people, accusing the Prime Minister of corruption.
The sit-ins continued on and off for the following weeks until the cabinet presented its resignation due to requests from the parliament  to quiz three ministers, who happen to be members of the Al-Sabah ruling family.
Many hope that the new cabinet will not include Al-Mohammed as the prime minister, however, the Amir, who has the exclusive constitutional right to appoint the country's prime minister, decided to reappoint Al-Mohammed.
Some bloggers have expressed their disappointment with this decision throughout the past 10 days and how this decision might have consequences in the future. Here is a quote from blog The Constitution [ar]:
Another blogger named Al-Fargad wrote a post titled “The Jasmine Tea State” [ar] commenting on the reappointing of Al-Mohammed:
أبشروا بالفساد الأداري، أبشروا بالرشاوي، أبشروا بالفضائح، أبشروا بعودة الأعلام الفاسد…
On the other hand, blogger Le Koweit [ar] shared an optimistic note:
And last, but not least, Kuwaiti blogger 3ajel wrote in his blog Bil Kuwaity Al-Fasih, a post to express his sadness, addressing the Prime Minister directly: