The House of Representatives (lower house) was able to fully exercise its prerogatives in full compliance with the provisions of the Constitution and its rules of procedure, during the period of crisis related to the coronavirus (Covid-19), said Friday in Rabat speaker of the lower house Habib El Malki.
At a press conference on the occasion of the closure of the second legislative session, El Malki stressed that this situation has made it possible to lay the foundations of a legal framework governing the state of health emergency, noting that during this phase, the lower house has demonstrated positive and continuous interaction with the requirements of the new situation by ensuring that it fulfills its legislative missions and the control of government action.
In this regard, he recalled that the House of Representatives adopted 21 bills under exceptional conditions and organized three sessions of general policy questions addressed to the head of government. The standing committees, the driving force behind legislative action, held 53 meetings on a regular basis, while working hours exceeded 140 to debate 73 topics focusing on various issues related to the current situation.
El Malki also insisted on the need to act to consolidate the trust of citizens in institutions, but also to promote South-South cooperation, by demonstrating a spirit of solidarity towards sub-Saharan countries.
At the diplomatic level, the speaker of the lower house highlighted the institution’s use of new information and communication technologies to participate in various meetings and virtual encounters, as well as to foil maneuvers orchestrated by enemies of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity.
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