10th National Assembly of Mauritania

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10th National Assembly of Mauritania
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Overview
Legislative body National Assembly
Term19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) [1]  
Election 13 and 27 May 2023
Website www.parlement.mr
Deputies
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Members176
President Mohamed Ould Meguett (El Insaf)
1st Vice-President Moussa Demba Sow (El Insaf)
2nd Vice-President Ahmedou Ould M'Balla (Tewassoul)
3rd Vice-President Ousmane Racine Sanghott (UDP)
4th Vice-President Fatimetou Mint Habib (El Insaf)
5th Vice-President Isselmou Ould Khatry (El Insaf)
Sessions
Inaugural19 June 2023 [2]  – 21 June 2023 [2]
First23 June 2023 [3]  – 1 August 2023 [4]

The 10th National Assembly is the current meeting of the National Assembly, the unicameral chamber of the Mauritanian Parliament, with the membership determined by the results of the parliamentary election held on 13 and 27 May 2023.

Contents

Election

The 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election was held on 13 and 27 May 2023. It saw El Insaf (the successor of the Union for the Republic) keep its majority in the National Assembly, with the Coordination of Parties of the Majority supporting the incumbent president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani holding a comfortable supermajority.

PartyNational PR listTotal
Votes %Seats±
El Insaf 342,15335.26%107+14
Tewassoul 99,47510.25%11-3
UDP 58,8236.06%10-4
Sawab+ 39,8074.10%5+2
Hope Mauritania 32,3153.33%7New
AND 31,9873.30%6+2
El Islah 31,8543.28%6+5
HATEM 28,1242.90%3+2
El Karama 25,4372.62%5-1
Nida El Watan 24,2682.50%5+5
AJD/MR+ 21,1632.18%4+3
HIWAR 20,2062.08%3+2
PMM 20,1872.08%1+1
El Vadila 17,3011.78%2+2
State of Justice 15,0281.55%1+1
Others136,12014.03%0-12
Blank votes26,2502.70%
Valid votes970,49875.88%
Null votes308,49024.12%
Seats176+19
Turnout1,278,98871.59%
Abstentions507,46028.41%
Registered voters1,786,448
Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI) [5]

History

Election of the President of the National Assembly

The new National Assembly met for the first time on 19 June 2023, with Mohamed Ould Meguett (El Insaf) being elected as President of the National Assembly with the support of the Coordination of Parties of the Majority with an absolute majority in the first round. [6]

CandidatePartyVotes obtained
Required majority →89 out of 176
Mohamed Bemba Meguett El Insaf 137Yes check.svg
Ahmedou Mohamed Mahfoudh M'Balla Tewassoul 27 X mark.svg
Abstentions 2
Null votes 3
Absentees7

Lifted immunity of Mohamed Bouya Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel

On 22 July 2023 the State of Justice deputy Mohamed Bouya Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel reviewed during a parliamentary session an allegedly blasphemous text about Muhammad written by a student during the recent baccalaureate exams in the country, with Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel replacing the name of Muhammad in the text with the names of President Ould Ghazouani and the his companions with Ghaxouan's ministers. Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel later wrote on Facebook that his speech "was a hypothetical projection aimed at drawing attention to the severity of the insult against the Messenger of God (PBUH) and criticizing the government's position due to its indecisiveness in arresting the abuser and reluctance to refer it to the judiciary". Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel later added on Facebook that "some in bad faith" considered his words as "unbearable", pointing out that the President of the National Assembly "prevented" him from a point of order to "clarify his position". [7]

Ruling party El Insaf and the presidential majority immediately condemned the declarations. Deputy Cheikh Mohamed Abderrahmane Moin(AND) condemned Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel's speech and asking deputies to stand up in protest, with most doing so and some hesitating between remaining on their seats and standing up. Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal, who was attending the session, replied on a 24-minute-long speech to Ould Mohamed Vadel, saying that "insulting the President of the Republic under the dome of Parliament is unacceptable". El Insaf's leader Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih also replied to Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel on Facebook, saying that what happened was "a sign of disregard for the law and contempt for democratic institutions, as well as an attack against the feelings of every Muslim citizen and every person with sound awareness". [7]

The High Authority for Press and Audiovisual (HAPA) forced Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel and the National Assembly's TV channel to delete the statement. [8]

Two days later, the Bureau of the National Assembly decided to suspend Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel for four sessions from the National Assembly. [9] Opposition deputies withdrew from the parliamentary session of that day in protest, with the President of the National Assembly Mohamed Ould Meguett confirming that the decision was "definitive" and taken by the Bureau "that represents everyone", noting that it was taken on the basis of the internal rules of the National Assembly. [10] Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel said in a live broadcast on his Facebook page he "expected to be subjected to more penalties", with him considering that the swift response of the National Assembly against him reveals that supporting Muhammad is not a "priority" for the "regime", comparing it with how the writer of the insulting Baccalaureate text wasn't judged yet. [11]

Minister of Justice Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Boya formally handed the parliament a request to lift the immunity of Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel on 24 July. [12] The National Assembly started forming the 13-member commission mandated by the inner rules of the National Assembly. According to it, El Insaf group could assign 8 deputies, the groups of the parliamentary majority (UDP, Trust and Justice) 3 deputies and the Tewassoul group and FRUD group one each. [13] FRUD, Sawab, Tewassoul and the pro-government Trust group all refused to join the committee. [14] [15] [16]

On 27 July the President of the National Assembly announced the names of the members appointed to the immunity lifting committee: El Insaf appointed 10 members and three pro-government groups (UDP, Trust and Justice) appointed one each. [17] Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel was summoned the next day to appear before the committee, [18] which he refused to do. [19]

The National Assembly voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of deputy Mohamed Bouya Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel, with 128 members voting in favour and 6 against. [20] The opposition boycotted the session, [21] with Hope Mauritania deputy Mohamed Lemine Ould Sidi Maouloud condemning it. [22]

A joint statement from all opposition groups criticised what they considered "the encroachment of the executive authority over the legislative apparatus", considering that the lifting of the immunity was unconstitutional as "the explicit constitutional texts provide immunity for deputies for their opinions while performing their duties, whatever the position on these opinions". [23] President of the FRUD group Kadiata Malick Diallo went as far as considering the decision as a "coup against the constitution" and a "murder of democracy". She also added that immunity lifting revealed that the legislative authority has no value against the executive authority, noting that the decision to lift immunity was made at the request of the executive authority "and the legislative authority did not object to it". [24]

"Today is a dark day in the history of the National Assembly. This is not a law debate session, nor a normal intervention session. Representatives are arrested as thieves are arrested."

Mohamed Lemine Ould Sidi Maouloud [22]

Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel tried to attend the parliamentary session held the day after his immunity was lifted. [25] The police summoned him on 31 July, [26] with his lawyer reporting he wasn't allowed to meet him. [27] A video Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel recorded before his arrest was released, with him mentioning the yearly occurrence of cases of insults against Muhammad in Mauritania that went unpunished and adding "that all other tracks are not important and should not distract the Mauritanian people from defending the Prophet (PBUH)". [28]

A peaceful protest held by supporters of Mohamed Bouya in front of the Ministry of Justice was dispersed by the police, with the leader of the Kavana Movement (member of the State of Justice Coalition) Yacoub Ould Lemrabett declaring that he and young people from the movement were "subjected to repression and beatings by the police". [29]

The Judiciary Police referred the deputy to the public prosecutor on 3 August, three days after his arrest, with a request to imprison him. [30] The Public Prosecutor charged him with "publication of insult, defamation and slander against the President of the Republic". [31] An investigative judge in the wilaya of Nouakchott-Ouest rejected the Public Prosecution's request to refer deputy Mohamed Bouya Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel to prison, deciding to place him under judicial control instead. [32]

Suspension of Mariem Cheikh Samba Dieng

Deputy Mariem Cheikh Samba Dieng, elected under Sawab–RAG's list, was suspended from four sessions on 24 January 2024 by the Bureau of the National Assembly after calling the Prime Minister a "guardian dog of a corrupt system", extending the same denomination to the Haratin and Black Mauritanians on the government. [33] Her party RAG called for a press conference on the same day to defend their deputy, with Biram Dah Abeid saying that she didn't directly name or target the Prime Minister. [34]

Bureau of the National Assembly

The five vice-presidents and secretaries were elected on 21 June 2023. [35] [36]

Vice-Presidency

Secretaries

Parliamentary groups

Composition of the National Assembly as of 26 June 2023 [37]
Parliamentary groupMembersPresident 10th National Assembly of Mauritania.svg
110Mohamed Lemine Hamoud Amar
17 Saleh Mohamedou Hanana
Tewassoul 11Yahya Aboubecrine Sid Elemine
11Daoud Abdallahi Ahmed Aicha
Union for Democracy and Progress 10 Naha Hamdi Mouknass
Republican Front for Unity and Democracy 7Kadiata Malick Diallo
10

Committees

On 5 July 2023 the National Assembly established its five specialised commissions. [38]

Economic Affairs
PositionMemberParty
PresidentMohamed Lemine El Moctar Sidi Maouloud Hope Mauritania
Vice-presidentMohamed El Moctar Mohamed Mahmoud El Moktar El Karama
ReportersJaafar Melaynine Hachem El Insaf
Almamy Ilo Ba UDP
El Vadil Siddaty Ahmed Louly El Insaf
SecretariesIbrahima Mamadou Kebé El Insaf
Zehoura Cheikhna Beidiya Tewassoul
Finances
PositionMemberParty
PresidentMoustapha Sidi Hamoud El Insaf
Vice-presidentEl Mourtadha Essalem T'Feil Tewassoul
ReportersEl Bou Emoud Gelaa El Insaf
Mohamed El Moctar Mohamed El Moustapha Mohamed El Hassene AND
Fatimetou Salma Mohamedou Sidi Hamoud El Insaf
SecretariesSalek Dah Ena El Insaf
Tombé Amara Camara UDP
Islamic Orientation, Human Resources and Socio-Cultural Affairs
PositionMemberParty
PresidentMohamed Ahmed Salem Talebna El Islah
Vice-presidentZeine Alabidine El Mounir Toulba El Insaf
ReportersMohamed Vih El Barka Bah El Insaf
Khally Mamadou Diallo Hope Mauritania
El Atigh Mohamed Mohamed El Insaf
SecretariesBehaida Khouade Khattry Nida El Watan
Fatimetou Mohamed Abdellahi El Hacen El Insaf
Foreign Relations
PositionMemberParty
PresidentEl Moctar Khalifa Khalifa El Insaf
Vice-presidentVala Seidna Aly Miny HIWAR
ReportersHamada Khatary Hamadi El Insaf
Mariem Cheikh Samba Dieng Sawab+
Ahmed Deyt Mohamed El Moctar M'Heimed El Insaf
SecretariesAbdou Louleid Wadad El Islah
Syedna Aly Hamady El Kowry El Insaf
Justice, Defense and Interior
PositionMemberParty
PresidentAhmed Ould Zein Limane El Insaf
Vice-presidentAboul Maouahib Mohamed El Houssein Habiboullah El Insaf
ReportersMohamed Yayha Elmoustapha HATEM
Moussa Mamadou Dia El Insaf
Ousmane Oumar Ba AJD/MR+
SecretariesEl Hacen Mohamed Belid El Insaf
Hachem Samoury M'Bareck Sebkha El Insaf

Deputies

Electoral districtDeputyAffiliation
National listMohamed Bemba Meguett El Insaf
Siham Mohamed Yahya Najem
Mohamed Lemine Hamoud Amar
Mariem El Hacen Oumar
Youssouf Tijani Sylia
Hamadi Khatary Hamadi
Nouha Oumar Abidine Sidi
Ahmedou Mohamed Mahfoudh M'Balla Tewassoul
Seddave Sidi Brahim Adda
Ousmane Racine Sanghott UDP
Biram Dah Dah Abeid Sawab+
El Id Mohameden M'Bareck Hope Mauritania
Yacoub Mohamed Abderrahmane Moine AND
Mohamed Ahmed Salem Talebna El Islah
Saleh Mohamedou Hanana HATEM
Nagi Mohamed Eterekzi El Karama
Daoud Abdallahi Ahmed Aicha Nida El Watan
Ibrahima Moctar Sarr AJD/MR+
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Cheikh Sid' Ahmed Wejih HIWAR
El Khalil Mohamedou Ennahoui PMM
Women's national listFatimetou Khlivit Amour Habib El Insaf
Saadani Mohamed Khaitour
Djeinaba Abdoul Samba Korka
Fatimetou Mohamed Abdellahi El Hacen
Mamah Mahfoudh Lemrabott
Salma Ramadhane Amar Cheine
Loula Ahmed Zarough
Mounina Ahmed Salem J'Reivine Tewassoul
Zehoura Cheikhna Beidiya
Naha Hamdi Mouknass UDP
Mariem Cheikh Samba Dieng Sawab+
Kadiata Malick Diallo Hope Mauritania
Messouda Baham Mohamed Laghdaf El Islah
Oumeya Said Abd El Ghader HATEM
Aminetou Sidi Mohmad Hamadi AND
Khaire Sidaty El Wedani Nida El Watan
Tahra Mohamed Sidi Aly El Karama
Mouna Sid'Ahmed Sebty El Vadila
Vala Seidna Aly Miny HIWAR
Saoudatou Mamadou Wane AJD/MR+
Youth's national listKhadijetou Abdoulaye Wane El Insaf
Isselmou Khatry Mohamed Jiddou
Mohamed Vih El Barka Bah
Jemile Mohamedou Nehah
El Mourtadha Essalem T'Feil Tewassoul
El Hacen Kaber Sidi Brahim UDP
Aminetou El Hacen Boughel Sawab+
Khally Mamadou Diallo Hope Mauritania
Mohamed Sid'El Moctar Oumar El Islah
Mohamed Yayha Elmoustapha HATEM
Sid'Ahmed Ahmed Megaya AND
Adel BegrouAhmoudeitt Abderrahmane Chein El Insaf
El Vadil Siddaty Ahmed Louly
AïounOumar Abdi Ahmed Said El Insaf
El Ghassem Sidi Ghoueizi
AkjoujtSid'Ahmed Mohamed El Hassen Doueiry El Insaf
AlegEl Bou Emoud Gelaa El Insaf
Fatimetou Blal M'Bareck
AmourjAhmed Deyt Mohamed El Moctar M'Heimed El Insaf
Mohamed Lemine Mohamed Guiye
AoujeftMohamed Abdalahy Ely Telmoudy El Insaf
AtarEl Houssein Mahfoudh Bouboutt El Insaf
Ahmed Louleid Abdalla
BababéOumar Abdoulaye Sow El Insaf
Adama Boubou Dieng
BarkéolMoussa El Bechir Mohamed El Mehdy El Insaf
Mohamedou Boukhreysse Abdallahi
BassiknouMohamed Mahmoud Sidi Hanana El Insaf
Vih El Mane Khaina Ghacha
BénichabAli Sidi Mohamed Dewla El Insaf
Bir MoghreinMohamed Salem Ahmed Ahmed Noueygued El Islah
BoghéMoctar Al Housseynou Lam El Insaf
El Atigh Mohamed Mohamed
BoumdeidMohamed Lemine Mohamed Abdellahi El Ghazwany El Insaf
BoutilimitEl Vouad Ahmed Salem Bouna Moctar El Insaf
Aboul Maouahib Mohamed El Houssein Habiboullah
ChamiLemrabott Houmeya Tanji El Insaf
ChinguettiEl Bou Hamdy Abdarrahmane El Insaf
DjiguenniTaleb Moustaphe Mohamed Lemine Sidi Abdalla El Insaf
Syedna Aly Hamady El Kowry
F'DéirickKhaddad Lemrabott Moctar El Insaf
GhabouHajiratou Khalidou Ba UDP
Abibou Moussa Dramé
GuerouEl Moukhtar Mohamed Limam Tewassoul
El Ghassem Mohamed Ahmed Taleb Ebeidy El Vadila
KaédiMoussa Demba Sow El Insaf
Mohamed Abdoul N'Diaye UDP
Ousmane Oumar Ba AJD/MR+
KankoussaIbrahim Kaba Barick El Insaf
Chriv Sidi Ali Sidi Ali
Keur MacèneAiloune Mohameden Mahmoud El Insaf
Weitate Sidi Yaaraf M'boirick
KiffaLemrabott Mohamed Mohamed Nida El Watan
Khattry Cheikh Mahmoud El Insaf
Mohamed Mahmoud Cheikh El Ghouth HIWAR
KoubenniBabah Cheikhne Ahmed Babou El Insaf
Fatma Sidi Mohamed Ely Mahmoud UDP
Behaida Khouade Khattry Nida El Watan
LexeibaMohamed Abdallahi Mamoudou Kane El Insaf
M'BagneAmadou Moctar Ibra Niang El Insaf
Ibrahima Mamadou Kebé
M'BoutJaafar Melaynine Hachem El Insaf
El Hacen Cheikh Baha El Karama
Yarba Sidi Breick AND
MaghamaMamadou Mamadou Niang El Insaf
Hachem Samoury M'Bareck Sebkha
Magta LahjarAhmed El Mally Mohamed Menane El Insaf
Fatimetou Salma Mohamedou Sidi Hamoud
MaleSidna Sidi Mohamed Ahmed Ely El Insaf
Zein El Abidine Sidi Ahmed Ahmed El Hadi
MéderdraMohamed El Khamess Sidi Abdallah Sidi Abdallah El Insaf
Moustapha Boulah Souheib
MonguelH'bib Brahim Diah El Insaf
Sidi Ahmed Ghaber
MoudjériaOumoukelthoum El Yassa El Yassa Soueid Ahmed El Insaf
Elyakher Yesslem Sidi El Moctar
N'beiket LahwachSalek Dah Ena El Insaf
NémaMohamed El Ghaith El Hadrami Cheikh Mohamed Vadel El Insaf
Vatimetou Mohamed Yarbe Jiyid
NouadhibouEl Ghassem Bellali Bellali El Karama
Mohamed Abdellahi El Mamy El Ghailany El Insaf
Aziza Saleck Jiddou Tewassoul
Khalidou Samba Sow AJD/MR+
Nouakchott-NordAhmed Jiddou Zein Limane El Insaf
Zeine Alabidine El Mounir Toulba
Isselkou Mohamed Salem Bahah Tewassoul
Cheikh Mohamed Abderrahmane Moine AND
Abd Selam Horma Horma Sawab+
Mohamed Lemine El Moctar Sidi Maouloud Hope Mauritania
Mohamed El Moctar Sidi Zoghmane UDP
Nouakchott-OuestBaba Mohamed El Moctar Ahmed Lebrahim El Insaf
Rabya Cherif Haïdara
Mamadou Demba Ba Tewassoul
Balla Abdou Touré Hope Mauritania
El Wedia Mohamed Al Vagha El Islah
Mohamed Bouya Cheikh El Mamoune Cheikh Mohamed Vadel [lower-alpha 2] State of Justice
Mohamed El Moctar Mohamed El Moustapha Mohamed El Hassene AND
Nouakchott-SudMaimouna Ahmed Salem Yahdhih El Insaf
El Moctar Khalifa Khalifa
El Hacen Mohamed Belid
Yahya Aboubecrine Sid Elemine Tewassoul
Amadou Tidjane Abou Diop Hope Mauritania
Ghame Achour Salem Sawab+
Mohamed El Moctar Mohamed Mahmoud El Moktar El Karama
Ouad NagaJemal Mohamed Yedaly El Insaf
Saleck Mohameden Haden
OuadaneAbdou Louleid Wadad El Islah
OualataSidi Cheikh Diajouh El Insaf
Ould YengéAlmamy Ilo Ba UDP
Tombé Amara Camara
R'KizMohamed Mohamed Abdallahi El Moustapha El Insaf
Abdellahi El Wely El Hacen Cheikh Mohamedou Yahya
RossoMohamedhen Vall Mohamed El Alem El Insaf
Amet Mohamed Badien Fall
SélibabySidney Dramane Sokhona El Insaf
Habsa Yaya Kane
TamchekettAhamdy Hamadi Ahamdy El Insaf
Mohamed Abderrahmane Mohamed Mahmoud Sabar
TékaneAly Mamoudou Kane El Insaf
Ahmed Mohamed Abbe
TichittBouya Ahmed Chrif Chrif El Mokhtar El Insaf
TidjikjaGhleywa Eman Lahdhana El Insaf
Moustapha Sidi Hamoud
TimbédraSidelemine Sid M'Hamed Emine El Insaf
Mohamedou Ahmedou Ahmedou
TintaneSidi Mohamed Mohamed Lemine Seyidi El Insaf
Moulkhaïry Mohamed Lemine Cheikh El Ghazwany
TouilMohamed Cheikh Sidiya Toulba Nida El Watan
WompouYakharé Biranté Soumaré El Insaf
Moussa Mamadou Dia
ZouérateHamoud Ely El Malha El Insaf
Idoumou Mohamed Haky
AfricaAhmedou Mohamed Bouvecha El Insaf
AmericaYahya Loud Seffah Hope Mauritania
AsiaAbdallahi Sidi Mohamed Bouka Tewassoul
EuropeIssa Mansega Ansoumane Diawara El Insaf
Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)

Footnotes

  1. Sawab+ and AJD/MR+ are expected to eventually form their own parliamentary group together. [37]
  2. Mohamed Bouya is currently suspended from four parliamentary sessions. He also had his immunity lifted by the National Assembly and is currently under judicial surveillance.

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  9. "قرار بطرد النائب ولد الشيخ محمد فاضل من أربع جلسات" [A decision to expel deputy Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel from four [parliamentary] sessions]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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  11. "النائب ولد الشيخ محمد فاضل يتوقع مزيدا من العقوبات بحقه (فيديو)" [Deputy Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel expects more penalties against him (video)]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. "وزير العدل يسلم البرلمان طلب رفع الحصانة عن محمد بوي الشيخ محمد فاضل" [The Minister of Justice hands the parliament a request to lift the immunity of Mohamed Bouya Ould Cheikh Mohamed Vadel]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  13. "بدء إجراءات تشكيل لجنة رفع الحصانة عن النائب محمد بوي" [Procedures for the formation of a committee to lift the immunity of deputy Mohamed Bouya begin]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  14. "نواب جود والصواب يرفضون عضوية لجنة رفع الحصانة ويقاطعون الجلسات" [FRUD and Sawab deputies reject membership on the immunity lifting committee and will boycott sessions]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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  16. "فريق بالأغلبية يرفض عضوية لجنة رفع الحصانة عن النائب محمد بوي" [A majority group refuses membership in the committee to lift the immunity of deputy Mohamed Bouya]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  17. "فريق بالأغلبية رئيس البرلمان يعلن أسماء لجنة نزع الحصانة عن النائب محمد بوي" [The President of the Parliament announces the names of the committee to strip the immunity of MP Mohamed Bouya]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  18. "استدعاء النائب محمد بوي للمثول أمام لجنة رفع الحصانة عنه" [Deputy Mohamed Bouya is summoned to appear before the committee to lift his immunity]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  19. "النائب محمد بوي يرفض المثول أمام لجنة رفع الحصانة عنه" [Deputy Mohamed Bouya refuses to appear before the committee to lift his immunity]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  20. "الجمعية الوطنية ترفع الحصانة البرلمانية عن النائب محمد بوي" [The National Assembly lifts the parliamentary immunity of deputy Mohamed Bouya]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  21. "فرق المعارضة تقرر مقاطعة جلسة رفع الحصانة عن النائب محمد بوي" [Opposition groups decide to boycott the session to lift the immunity of deputy Mohamed Bouya]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  22. 1 2 "برلماني معارض: نعيش يوما أسود في تاريخ الجمعية الوطنية (فيديو)" [Opposition deputy: We are living a dark day in the history of the National Assembly (video)]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  23. "المعارضة تدين الإجراءات ضد النائب محمد بوي وتحذر من "مسار خطير"" [The opposition condemns the actions against deputy Mohamed Bouya and warns of a "dangerous path"]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  24. "نواب المعارضة: رفع الحصانة عن النائب محمد بوي انقلاب على الدستور (فيديو)" [Opposition deputies: Lifting the immunity of deputy Mohamed Bouya is a coup against the constitution (video)]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  25. "النائب محمد بوي في البرلمان بعد ساعات من رفع الحصانة عنه" [Deputy Mohamed Bouya in parliament hours after his immunity was lifted]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 30 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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