HIBAPRESS
The work of the extraordinary session of the African Parliament began today, Tuesday, at the headquarters of this legislative body of the African Union in Midrand (near Johannesburg), with the participation of delegations from member states, including Morocco.
The work of this extraordinary session of the seventh legislative term of the Pan-African Parliament, which will continue until April 30, is devoted mainly to the election of the President and his four deputies, which are the vacant positions in the office of the African Parliament. The call for this session comes after the end of the term of the sixth office of the African Parliament on February 28, 2026. The elections will be held in accordance with the principle of fair regional rotation, where the position of President was allocated to the North African group, and the positions of Vice-Presidents were distributed to the other four regions (East, West, Central, and Southern Africa). This extraordinary session aims to hold a transparent and credible election for the office of the seventh legislative term, in line with the rules, legal and institutional frameworks of the African Union. As the supreme leadership and administrative body of the Parliament, the office is responsible for providing strategic direction and ensuring the effective functioning of the institution and its bodies. The office is also responsible for the general administration of the affairs and facilities of the Parliament and its bodies, and for organizing the procedures related to the financial, organizational and administrative needs of the institution, including issues related to members and the internal organization of the Parliament. The African Parliament, which was officially inaugurated on March 18, 2004, is a consultative assembly that includes deputies from the member states of the Union. Each member state is represented by five parliamentarians from the majority and the opposition, including at least one woman, elected or appointed by the national parliaments of the states or their legislative bodies. The Moroccan Parliament is represented in this session by Lahcen Haddad from the Istiqlal Party, Hanaa Benkhair from the General Union of Workers in Morocco, Laila Dahhi from the National Rally of Independents party, Khadija Arouhal from the Party of Progress and Socialism, and Abd al-Samad Haiker from the Justice and Development Party.
