PARLIAMENTARY INTERROGATION IN LIGHT OF THE ALGERIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT OF 2020- A COMPARATIVE STUDY-

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TOUNSIR BRAHIM

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Interpellation is considered a constitutional right prescribed for a member of parliament, which is used in confronting the government, as it is one of the most important oversight mechanisms exercised by parliament, considering that it accuses the government or one of its members, as well as holding it accountable and accusing it of one of the actions entrusted to it, and this right has included the constitutions of several countries, including Algeria under the Algerian constitutional amendment of 2020, thus setting certain controls that should be respected when using it, and enables deputies of the People’s National Assembly to raise the political responsibility of the government by moving Censorship petitioner.

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I- Constitutions and Laws:

- Algerian Constitution referendumd on November 28, 1996, Official Gazette of the Republic of Algeria No. 76, dated November 8, 1996, amended by Law No. 16-01 of March 06, 2016, Official Gazette of the Republic of Algeria No. 14, issued on March 07, 2016, and Law of December 30, 2020, Official Gazette, No. 82, issued on December 30, 2020.

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