Lawmaker denies PM access to seat as ruckus delays House proceedings
By JT - Aug 04,2021 - Last updated at Aug 04,2021
Left Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh during the Lower House session on Wednesday. Right: Lawmakers are seen persuading MP Emad Odwan to leave the PM s seat, which he occupied during the House session Wednesday (Petra photos)
AMMAN Lower House Speaker Abdulmunim Oddat on Wednesday expressed the chamber’s rejection of violations to the constitutional norms that govern the legislative and executive authorities, notably the Prime Minister’s constitutional stature.
The opening of the House’s extraordinary session on Wednesday was delayed about four hours due to MP Emad Odwan’s denial of Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh’s access to his designated seat in Parliament, in protest of the government’s recent decisions.