In Tunisia, suspended parliament plans to hold plenary sessions

By Middle East Monitor, 30 March 2022
 Tunisian Assembly of the Representatives of the People (photo credit: Martin Schulz/flickr)
Tunisian Assembly of the Representatives of the People (photo credit: Martin Schulz/flickr)
The parliament in Tunisia has announced that it is going to hold plenary sessions [30 March and 2 April] to "nullify" the exceptional measures introduced last July by President Kais Saied, under which he suspended the work of parliamentarians, Anadolu has reported. [...] According to Maher Madhioub, a parliamentary assistant entrusted with information and communication issues, the Office of the Parliament consists of the Speaker of Parliament, Rached Ghannouchi; First Deputy Samira Chaouachi; and Second Deputy Tarek Fetiti." [...] "All the actions of the Speaker of Parliament and its members related to their parliamentary duties are subjected to Article 80 of the Tunisian Constitution, which stipulates that parliament may remain in a permanent session," he pointed out. "The previous [online] session of the parliament, chaired by Ghannouchi, was held on 27 January, with the participation of more than 90 members."
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