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A committee of the Libyan Parliament refused Monday to set a new date for the presidential election initially scheduled for December 24 before being postponed, leaving the fate of this crucial vote unclear. During a long-awaited session of the Parliament, held on Monday in Tobruk (east), this commission in charge of monitoring the elections presented […]
One militant of Ennahdha, the largest party in Tunisia’s suspended Parliament died Thursday at headquarters of the political organization after a fire broke out of at the reception. Identified as Sami by the party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the militant set fire to himself in distress causing the fire outbreak. Ghannouchi, branded Sami “martyr” adding that […]
Mauritanian Parliamentarians have filed a defamation suit against former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. On April 15, in an interview with Jeune Afrique, former President Ould Abdel Aziz accused Parliament of having received a bribe of 300 million ouguiyas from the government, the equivalent of nearly 700,000 euros, to vote for the creation of […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi won a confidence vote from the parliament for the recent cabinet shake-up that saw the entry of 11 new ministers. Lawmakers approved Mechichi’s new picks for the ministries of interior, justice, health, employment, industry, energy, agriculture, environment, sports, culture and land affairs. Mechichi conducted the reshuffle on Jan. 16 on […]
The German parliament, the Bundstag, canceled a meeting that was proposed by the Greens to discuss the situation in the Moroccan Sahara, deemed by observers as a desperate move by proponents of Polisario separatists to pressure the German state to anti-Moroccan positions. The proposal was canceled by the foreign relations commission led by the Christian […]
The Gabonese parliament, meeting in congress, adopted the new Constitution by an overwhelming majority. Out of 229 voters, 204 voted in favor, 25 against. There were no abstentions. The revision was initiated by President Ali Bongo. The objective is to fill legal gaps, the government argues. This is a step backwards for democracy, denounce minority […]
This Tuesday, December 8 is declared a day of anger by doctors in Tunisia. Only the minimum service should be provided in the country’s public hospitals. The council of the order of doctors is calling for a profound reform of a health system that is today deleterious. The accidental death last week in the west […]
Parliament speaker and heads of parliamentary groups agreed to scrap the pension system for MPs, which is on the verge of bankruptcy and has been a hot topic in the media. MPs retirement fund has been suffering from chronic deficit since 2017 that led to a halt in pension payments. Moroccan MPS receive 35,000 dirhams […]
Tunisian lawmakers will hold on September 1 a confidence vote on the proposed cabinet of Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi, The Parliament presidency announced Tuesday. Mechichi Tuesday unveiled a 25-minister cabinet made of technocrats, nearly one month after being tasked by President Kais Saied. The former interior minister is facing few reservations from a number of […]
The Egyptian Parliament unanimously approved on Monday July 20 a possible armed intervention in Libya. MEPs reacted to the eastward advance of Libyan government forces. Egypt, which supports Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s camp, intends to “defend national security” in the face of the Government of National Accord (GNA). The Egyptian president had warned last Thursday that […]