In an explanatory note published by Le Quotidien, the parliamentary group Pastef/Les Patriotes has relativised the scope of the rejections made by the Conseil constitutionnel concerning le Règlement intérieur de l’Assemblée nationale (Rian). According to this note, out of the 136 provisions of the text, only four have been found to be incompatible with the Constitution: a whole article and three paragraphs. These provisions concern: Article 56, paragraph 2, on the power of the President of the National Assembly to appeal to the forces of order in case of non-appearance before a commission of inquiry. Article 60, paragraph 6, on the automatic dismissal of a Member who has been convicted of a criminal offence involving the loss of his civil rights. Article 111 (6) on the prohibition of withdrawal of a motion of censure tabled under certain conditions. Article 134, for having omitted a condition relating to the renewal of the members of the Haute Cour de Justice. The parliamentary group stresses that the remaining 132 provisions have been declared conforming, some of them subject to interpretation: a juridical technique allowing the Conseil constitutionnel to specify the meaning in order to guarantee constitutionality. In conclusion, Pastef asserts that the Règlement intérieur peut être promulgaté par le président de la République, à l’exception des dispositions invalidées. For the three paragraphs concerned, only these shall be withdrawn, the articles containing them remaining in conformity with the Constitution.
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