Almotamar.net, SABA - Parliament passed on Sunday an amendment stipulated extending the term of the current local councils four years.

The extension will begin from the date of the expiration of the current local councils, according to the amendment law draft for article 171 of law No. 25 for 2002 concerning the amendment of the Local Council Law No. 4 for 2000.

The amendment also provided that internal elections of the Secretary-General and heads of specialized committees should be held in half of the tenure of local councils.

Under the chairmanship of the Speaker Yahya al-Rae'i, the Parliament also ratified the extra finance agreement for updating Civil Service signed between the government and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) worth $ 14 million.


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