The Kuwait Democratic Forum (KDF) is a Leftist political group founded in 1991. Members of the KDF include Ahmad Al-Khatib, Abdullah Al-Naibari, Saleh Al-Mulla, the late ar:سامي المنيس Ahmad Al-Rub'i.
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Ideology
The Kuwait Democratic Forum claims to be working towards achieving full democracy and instilling respect of human rights and freedoms. It is an opposition group which advocated women's political rights, electoral districting reform, and the separation of the positions of Crown Prince and Prime Minister. KDF is currently advocating:
- the reform of the electoral districting statute;
- the repeal of all freedom-constricting laws;
- the enactment of a pardoning bill for all political detainees in Kuwait;
- the amendment of the citizenship statute to enable judicial review over executive citizenship stripping decisions;
- the call for a national convention addressing pertinent issues in Kuwait including economic, societal and political issues; and
- an elected government.
Structure and composition
The KDF is directed by a bi-annually elected General Secretariat currently headed by Bandar Al-Khairan.
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Kuwait Democratic Forum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA