Members of the Assembly of People’s Representatives meeting at plenary session Wednesday approved by 143 votes in favour and 2 against moving to the article-by-article vote of the draft rules of procedure of the Parliament. At the request of the Chair of the Rules Committee, the plenary session was adjourned in order to examine the amendments tabled by deputies (160 proposals). It is expected to reconvene on Thursday morning to start examining the various articles of the draft. Chair of the committee, Imed Ouled Jebril said the fact of tabling amendments is “a good thing in itself” because it reveals “a divergence of views” and shows that not all MPs are in full agreement with the content of the internal regulation. He added that the committee was open to all proposals for amendments to “improve” the text of the draft Rules of Procedure. Ouled Jebril noted that the proposals should concern the modification of certain articles or the deletion of paragraphs, and not the deletion of an article that had been discussed by all members of the committee. The Assembly of People’s Representatives on Tuesday started examining the draft Rules of Procedure of the Parliament in plenary session and adopted a draft decision laying down transitional provisions on the organisation of plenary sessions.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse