House speaker announces 3rd ordinary legislative session conclusion

CAIRO - 26 July 2018: Speaker of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal announced the conclusion of the third ordinary session of the legislature.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will issue a decree on the matter later after which the parliament will begin its summer break, the longest recess on parliament's calendar.

At the closing session of the parliament's third year on Wednesday Abdel Aal said that the fourth ordinary session of the legislature will start as per the date set in the president's decree.

Under Article 115 of the Constitution, the president is obliged to invite the parliament to reconvene for a new parliamentary session before the first Thursday of the month of October every year.