The Egyptian Prime Minister delivers the government statement before the Parliament in the new administrative capital. Photo: Cabinet
Hanafy El-Gebaly, Speaker of the House of Representatives, announced the parliament’s approval of the government program and its vote of confidence.
The parliament also approved the conclusions and reports of the special committee regarding the government's program.
This announcement was made during the House of Representatives general session, presided over by El-Gebaly, held at the new administrative capital.
The session was held to discuss the report by the special committee, chaired by First Deputy Speaker Ahmed Saadeldin. The parliament had previously formed this committee to study the new government's program.
The session was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and around 28 ministers who participated in the committee meetings.
El-Gebaly added that the parliament agreed to close the discussion after approximately five consecutive hours.
Earlier this month, Madbouly outlined his government's policy priorities during a special parliamentary session, shortly after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi swore in the cabinet members.
The three-year program focuses on four key pillars: protecting national security and bolstering foreign policy, building the well-being of Egyptians, developing a competitive economy that attracts investments, and achieving political stability and national cohesion.
The 300-page statement was discussed and reviewed by an ad hoc parliamentary committee between 10 and 15 July, in the presence of the new cabinet members
Challenges and priorities
During the session, Speaker El-Gebaly stated that the government's program keeps pace with current challenges and aims to improve the citizens' standard of living.
El-Gebaly said the parliament recommended that the government set a legislative agenda that guarantees the government's legislative priorities.
Madbouly, who has been serving as Egypt's Prime Minister since June 2018, has asserted that the government’s program focuses on tackling the rising inflation rates and power outages.
It also aims to attract more domestic and foreign direct investments and increase private investments to 60-65 percent of total state investment.
Some ministries have been merged in the new cabinet to enhance government performance, and deputies have been appointed to handle industrial and human development domains.
The Ministry of Transport has merged with the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of International Cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, and the Ministry of Emigration and Expatriates' Affairs with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Investment has been introduced to handle foreign trade.
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