National Democratic Alliance (Kuwait)

National Democratic Alliance التحالف الوطني الديمقراطي
Abbreviation	NDA
Leader	Bashar Al-Sayegh
Founded	1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Headquarters	Kuwait City
Newspaper	Al-Jarida
Ideology	National liberalism Secularism
Political position	Centre-right
Website
altahalof.org
Politics of Kuwait Political parties Elections

The National Democratic Alliance (Arabic: التحالف الوطني الديمقراطي, romanized: Al-Tehalef Al-Watani Al-Demokrati) is a liberal political bloc in Kuwait.

History and profile

Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly in 2008, two belong to the NDA: Mohammed Al-Abduljader and Mohammed Al-Sager.[1] MP Ali Al-Rashid originally affiliated with the NDA, but left the party on 23 November 2008.[2] The party had around six MPs in the 50-seat Assembly in 2009.[3]

The NDA encourages the empowerment of women and nationalism instead of groupings based on sect or social class.[4] As of 2010, it was mostly supported by young Kuwaitis.[4]

The NDA has also launched the TV channel Nabeeha Tahalof and publishes the daily newspaper Al-Jarida.

References

1. Hussain Al-Qatari. (17 May 2008). Elections 2008 guide Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. Kuwait Times.
2. The resignation of Ali al-Rashed of the National Alliance^[permanent dead link‍] 4th Ring.
3. "Liberal National Alliance to take part in elections". Kuwait Times. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
4. Maria O'Shea; Michael Spilling (2010). Kuwait. Marshall Cavendish. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7614-4479-4. Retrieved 18 September 2014.