President Al-Sisi concludes 6th session of Egyptian parliament

Last updated: 2020/12/28 at 10:10 PM

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on June 2, 2018 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C-L) giving a speech during his swearing in ceremony for a second four-year term in office, at the parliament meeting hall in the capital Cairo, with speaker Ali Abdel-Aal (C-R) seated next to him. - Sisi took the oath in a packed house and in front of members of his government, after winning 97 percent of valid votes in the March presidential election which he faced with no serious competition. (Photo by - / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has issued Decision No. 714 of 2020, to conclude the Egyptian Parliament sixth session as of 20 December 2020.

On 16 December, Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal concluded the session, which witnessed the discussion of a number of international agreements.

Abdel Aal said that, according to Article 274 of the parliament’s bylaws, the President should conclude the parliamentary session after the approval of the House of Representatives.

During the current parliament’s six sessions, it approved about 308 international agreements, including 85 agreements that were approved during its last two sessions.

The total number of laws issued by the outgoing parliament stands at about 891 laws, including economic laws that were intended to conduct Egypt’s economic reform.

In 2015, the parliament worked on the issuance of 342 laws during the first 15 days of its first session, and also worked on issuing the bylaws for the House of Representatives.