Kuwaitis will cast their vote for the second time this year as they head to the polls on Saturday to choose a new parliament amid growing unrest.
On the eve of the election, tens of thousands of protesters in Kuwait City called for a boycott over changes made to the voting rules last month.
Opposition MPs say the amendment manipulates the ballot in favour of pro-government candidates.
Kuwait has had months of confrontations between the opposition and government.
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The crisis was sparked in June, when the Constitutional Court annulled parliamentary elections held in February, in which the Islamist-led opposition made significant gains. The court also reinstated the previous assembly, allied to the ruling family.
After months of protests, Kuwait's emir ordered the dissolution of that parliament and announced new elections.
His decree last month cut the number of candidates a voter can elect from four to one, saying it would ensure a fairer representation of people in the parliament.
