The parliament will exercise in the coming period, its right of legislative initiative to set up the constitutional commissions within the deadlines, House of People’s Representatives (HPR) Speaker Mohamed Ennaceur said. Opening, Tuesday, the plenary session devoted to the examination of the draft law on the creation of the High Council of the Judiciary (French: CSM), Ennaceur pointed out that after having finished off the executive power foundations, the HPR will work as of Tuesday, on the components of the judiciary power through the establishment of the CSM.
The assembly will also set up the remaining structures and constitutional authorities, including the Constitutional Court and the local authorities, he added.
General Legislation Commission President Abeda Kefi underlined that the CSM will count 45 members, the 2/3 of them are judges and 1/3 are not judges in addition to 15 members representing the judicial, financial and administrative bodies.
The draft law on the Higher Council of the Judiciary counts 76 articles divided into four chapters. To be adopted, the draft law should get at least 109 votes.
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