They nominated Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah to replace Sheikh Saad al-Abdullach al-Sabah, who replaced the late Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah.

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Parliament speaker Saad al-Katatni, of the Muslim Brotherhood, said the declaration was "null and void".

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