Sunni and Shia Islamists boosted their presence in the Kuwaiti parliament, winning half the seats in elections yesterday, according to final results. “I’m happy because another Shia MP was voted in, but I’m sad because there are now 21 Sunni fundamentalists,” said Talib Dehrab, a retired state employee now working for a private company. “I’m afraid that Kuwait will become a full Islamic country. They are pushing for this.” “This is more Islamist and more tribal” than its predecessor, Ali al-Baghli, a former oil minister and political columnist, said
