Posted on 05.04.2023 at 11:01 by Linda Manga
According to a press release from the director of cabinet of the President of the Senate Lucie Milebou Mboussou, President Ali Bongo Ondimba invited members of parliament to the National Assembly on Thursday April 6, 2023.
The President of the Republic will meet the deputies and senators on Thursday April 6, 2023, as indicated in the press release: “In accordance with Article 109 of the Constitution, the President of the Republic, His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba convenes a meeting of Parliament in Congress on Thursday April 6, 2023 at the Léon Mba Palace».
Indeed, this meeting which will take place at the National Assembly according to article 109 of the constitution indicates that, “the adoption of any bill or any proposal for the revision of the Constitution by parliamentary means requires the presence of at least two thirds of the members of the two chambers together. The Presidency of the congress is ensured by the President of the National Assembly. The office of the congress is that of the National Assembly».
However, the meeting planned for this purpose comes after the National Assembly and the Senate adopted the bill amending the Constitution, as desired by the Head of State during political consultations with the opposition. Note that the meeting of the Head of State with the parliament tomorrow, Thursday April 6, 2023, will be the second of its kind after that of June 2021.
