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Why did Kuwait replace its 25-constituency electoral system with five constituencies in 2006?
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In 2006, Kuwait replaced its 25-constituency electoral system—which had been in place since 1980—with a new five-constituency format. This reform was implemented primarily to discourage voting along tribal lines and to make the buying of votes more difficult.12