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Kuwaitis went to the polls Saturday for the first election contested by the opposition in nearly four years amid fresh disputes over cuts in subsidies due to falling oil revenues. Turnout was high at many of the 100 polling stations and at some centres hit 30 percent a few hours after voting opened, according to state-run Kuwait Television. While Kuwait's two previous elections yielded poor turnout due to an opposition boycott, voters said they were encouraged by more candidates running this time around.

 

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