Addressing the inauguration of the fourth session of the first legislative term at the end of the summer recess, House Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal expressed support and confidence vested in President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and the course the country has been taking under his leadership.
Sisi’s policies have been reviewed as “positive and supportive.”
Abdel-Al also described the performance of incumbent parliamentarians as pioneering.
“Every nation has a dream and we believe in the president's vision and strong and genuine determination to fulfill the dreams of the Egyptian people, who have the capacities and potential to make their dreams come true,” he said.
“The road ahead is still long and we will work harder to achieve more during this session.”
“For the past three sessions, the House of Deputies was traveling a bumpy road and was engaged in several political, economic, social and cultural battles,” he said.
“The parliament also dealt with a lot of issues which have been accumulating for years and it managed to devise suitable solutions,” he added.
On the other hand, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Omar Marwan greeted the Egyptian people on the occasion of the 45th Anniversary of the October war victory in 1973.
Marwan said that Egypt, under the leadership of President Sisi, would achieve more success in all sectors.
Parliament is expected to pass several important draft laws, most notably on local administration, the reconciliation procedure in case of building violations, water resources and irrigation, traffic and criminal procedure.
The HoD approved a presidential nomination of deputies to the ministers of foreign affairs, transport, and health.
Ambassador Hamdy Louza was appointed deputy foreign minister for African affairs, Amr Abdel Salam deputy minister of transport and Tamer Mohamed Essam deputy health minister.
In the course of the procedural session, Abdel-Aal announced the appointment of Dr. Abdel Hadi el-Kassabi as the new head of the “Egypt Support Coalition”, replacing Mohamed el-Seweidi.
The speaker urged all parties quickly to choose their representatives for the parliamentary bodies of the HoD.
"We will complete the national, legislative and supervisory work that we started three years ago," said Kassabi.
He praised Sisi, saying that he took office amid extremely difficult circumstances and was able to achieve security and stability nationwide.
Addressing the inaugural session of the fourth parliamentary term, Seweidi added he was honored to have led the coalition and thanked lawmakers for discharging their responsibilities at a time which required important political action.
