House speaker: Debate on old rent remains open until all-out vision ensuring social peace reached
CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - House of Representatives Speaker Counselor Hanafi el-Gebali said discussions on old rent and community dialogue sessions will remain open until a comprehensive legislative vision is formulated ensuring social peace and achieving justice without bias envisaging a consensus appealing to the nation and its citizens.
In a statement delivered by the speaker of the House of Representatives at the onset of Sunday's plenary session on the House's actions on file of rent laws (old rent) the House Speaker said, "The Egyptian public opinion is closely following the parliament's discussions on exceptional rent laws - known in the media as old rent, due to the special nature of this issue and the social and economic entanglements that have accumulated over decades."
"As the House of Representatives recognizes the sensitivity of this issue, it deals with it with its constitutional responsibilities towards the nation and its citizens alike," He said.
"Since the start of its current legislative session, the House has demonstrated a clear will to address thorny issues through an approach based on dialogue, partnership, and consensus. This embodies its deep commitment to judicial rulings, particularly those of the Supreme Constitutional Court and seeks to establish a right balance between the right to property and the right to adequate housing, " Gebali added.
He also said the House appreciates the two draft laws submitted by the government to implement the Constitutional Court's ruling, affirming the importance of having the discussion remain open and that the hearings continue being held with unprecedented transparency—until a comprehensive legislative vision incorporating societal peace and achieving justice among all parties without bias is reached, in a way that realizes the public and the nation's interests. (MENA)
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