Recently ousted opposition parliamentarians in Kuwait took the notable step of calling for a full constitutional monarchy this week, a strong critique of the Al Sabah ruling family's exercise of power following a string of dramatic events over the last 12 days in the small but strategically positioned Mideast Gulf country. The call — made as opposition supporters reportedly numbering in the thousands demonstrated in the capital — escalates the entrenched political wranglirrg seen for years to the level of potential constitutional reform.
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