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La liste des 121 membres du Conseil national de transition, qui jouera le rôle de parlement, a été rendue publique jeudi, après un long bras de fer entre les militaires d’un côté et la classe politique et la société civile de l’autre.

Political forces affiliated with the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) ruling coalition begin to nominate their representatives in the Transitional Legislative Council (TLC) which would be established in coming weeks.

The transitional parliament is to be formed of 300 lawmakers. 165 chosen by the FFC, 75 nominated by the Sudanese Revolutionary Front, while the remaining 60 seats will go to the political forces that did not sign the FFC Declaration but support the revolution.

The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has confirmed its commitment to the awarding decision issued by the Presidential Council (PC), to allocate a financial budget covering the costs of implementing the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 24, 2021, and the method of implementing the decision.

Le Parlement européen demande la libération du journaliste Khaled Drareni et de tous les détenus d’opinion en Algérie. Dans une résolution d’urgence adoptée ce jeudi 26 novembre, le PE appelle les autorités algériennes à « remettre immédiatement en liberté, sans conditions, Mohamed Khaled Drareni et tous ceux qui ont été détenus et inculpés pour avoir exercé leur droit à la liberté d’expression, que ce soit en ligne ou hors ligne, et à la liberté de réunion et d’association ».

Turkey's opposition alliance has called for snap polls amid the deepening turmoil within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). "We want elections to be held as the opposition," İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener told reporters during a joint press briefing with CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Nov. 25.

Turkey's opposition Nation Alliance has called for holding early elections amid the turmoil within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). 

Polls in 13 Egyptian governorates opened at 9 AM local time on Monday, marking the beginning of the second and final day of voting in the run-off for the first stage of the country's parliamentary elections at home.

The National Election Authority (NEA), the state’s authority in charge of supervising elections, said the voting process on the first day went smoothly.

Judges and members of the public prosecution supervised the polling stations to ensure all standards of transparency, integrity, and adherence to relevant laws are applied, the NEA added.

The run-off will be limited to candidates running under the individual candidacy system. Voting on both days starts at 9 AM and ends at 9 PM.

Polling stations in 13 Egyptian governorates are set to receive citizens on 23-24 November to cast their ballots in the run-off of the first stage of the House of Representatives elections amid strict Coronavirus measures.

All resolutions agreed upon at the recently concluded national dialogue conference will be harmonized with the permanent constitution making process provided for in the revitalized peace deal, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said.

The South Sudanese leader made the remarks while closing the national dialogue conference held in Juba from November 3-17 on Tuesday.