FILE PHOTO: A view shows the first parliament session held after elections, in Kuwait City, Kuwait December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti opposition lawmakers intent on questioning the prime minister were on Tuesday obstructing parliamentary business by occupying ministers' seats, escalating a standoff between the appointed government and the elected assembly.
The government refused to attend Tuesday's session after MPs sat in seats reserved for ministers, the speaker said, the second such incident preventing sessions from going ahead.
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