Speaker of Egypt's parliament Ali Abdel-Aal told reporters on Monday that the government is not obliged to submit its resignation following the end of the parliamentary elections this month.
"We do not have any articles in the constitution that stipulate that the government should submit resignation at the end of parliamentary elections or before a new parliament is elected," said Abdel-Aal, adding that "the constitution (Article 146) states that it is the president of the republic who has the full authority to appoint a new government at any time."
However, Abdel-Aal said that once a new parliament is elected, the government might choose to deliver a policy statement before the House of Representatives to shed light on its policies in the coming stage.
Abdel-Aal made the comments as he was casting his ballot in the run-off stage of the parliamentary elections at the polling station in the Eastern Cairo district of Nasr City.
Abdel-Aal said that Egypt's parliamentary elections, which kicked off last October, have proved a historic success.
Abdel-Aal said he expects that the new parliament, which will hold its meetings after 9 January 2021, will focus on discussing a number of important laws such as the law on the Senate's internal bylaws and the law regulating the performance of local councils.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
