The law of every two days and the amendment of the Constitution .. Sisi ends the fourth session of the Egyptian parliament

Mohamed Seif El Din - Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday issued a resolution to dissolve the fourth session of the lower house of parliament on Monday, July 15, which witnessed the adoption of 156 bills at the rate of law every two days, and witnessed controversial constitutional amendments.

Over the course of the fourth session - since last October - the House of Representatives held 72 plenary meetings, during which the approved 156 bills, the total number of articles amounted to 1701 material, and discussed 1700 requests for briefing, according to official estimates.

The parliament, from January 10, 2016 to date, has approved about 654 laws, amid accusations by the opposition of weak parliamentary performance and failure to monitor the government and enacting legislation for the benefit of the Egyptian people, not the government.

The most important event in the fourth session was the amendments to the 2014 constitution, which allowed Sisi to extend his term and run for a new term, and made the army above the state as the guardian of the constitution and the state.

One of the most prominent laws approved by the parliament during this session is the Law on the Regulation of the Practice of Civil Work (NGOs), which contradicts the provisions of the Constitution and Egypt's international obligations and undermines social action, according to rights activists who spoke to Al-Jazeera Net.

The last session of the parliament witnessed the adoption of the law granting Egyptian nationality in exchange for investment, a step that some see in order to facilitate the Palestinian access to citizenship within the American peace plan or what is known as the media "deal century."

At the same session, Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal said that he took responsibility "for this country and my love for a man of fighter in nature, bear the difficulties, and I follow God to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi."

The parliament also decided to deport 24 bills for the fifth session, most notably the Senate law, which approved the return of the latest constitutional amendments, amid opposition from the opposition, and questions about its feasibility, in light of the economic crisis in Egypt currently.