The Bureau of Algeria’s National People’s Assembly has expressed reservations over five draft laws currently under review, calling on the initiative owners to submit written clarifications before any decision is made regarding their legal admissibility and referral to parliamentary committees.
The legislative proposals—introduced by lower house MPs during the Assembly’s fourth session—include draft laws aimed at regulating private tutoring, modifying the publication of laws in the Official Gazette, amending civil service provisions, and overseeing operations in the passenger car sector.
The proposals were discussed during a high-level meeting held over the weekend, led by the Speaker of the Assembly.
According to a statement released by the Council, the session formed part of a broader effort to evaluate and finalize legislative activity before the end of the ninth parliamentary term.
The Assembly has made it clear that it intends to close all pending bills before the session concludes, although no official date for adjournment has yet been announced.
Speculation suggests the legislative session may end in mid-July, following a temporary extension designed to allow the upper chamber to complete its remaining agenda items.
Meanwhile, a vote on seven pending bills is expected to take place on Monday.
The Bureau also reviewed a series of oral and written questions submitted to the Legislative Body.
Those that met legal and procedural criteria were forwarded to the government for response, while others remain under examination.
With time running short, it appears increasingly unlikely that any new draft legislation will be introduced before the session ends, barring exceptional circumstances that demand urgent deliberation.
Most standing committees have already ceased active operations, signaling what observers describe as an informal legislative recess.
This slowdown comes after the July 3 elections, which restructured the Assembly’s internal framework.
A special session is expected to be convened soon to assign new committee roles.
Despite the current deceleration, the fourth session of the Assembly saw the passage of several landmark bills, including reforms to the Code of Criminal Procedure, laws on general mobilization, narcotics and psychotropic substances, and legislation concerning religious endowments.
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