[citation needed] Turnout was officially reported to be 43%, the lowest in the Kuwaiti electoral history.

[3] Shafeeq Ghabra, professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences at Kuwait University said that, "it's clear that the boycott was very successful.

"[4] The opposition rejected a unilateral amendment of the electoral law that reduced the number of votes per person from four to one.

[5] On 5 December, despite calls for political reforms, Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah was reappointed Prime Minister.

In June 2013, the Constitutional Court ordered the dissolution of the National Assembly and the holding of fresh elections.