Mekkaoui succeeds Madiha Khiyar at the head of the Istiqlal group in the House of Representatives
The Istiqlal Group for Unity and Egalitarianism in the House of Representatives elected Rahhal Mekkaoui, a member of the Istiqlal Party's Executive Committee, as the new president of the parliamentary group, succeeding Madiha Khiyar, one day after her dismissal from her governmental duties.
Mekkaoui's election took place during a meeting of the Istiqlal group, chaired today, Monday, at the Parliament headquarters by the party's Secretary-General, Nizar Baraka, in the presence of Istiqlal Party ministers, while the meeting noted the absence of Madiha Khiyar, as well as the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdelssamad Kayouh.
The election of Mekkaoui, who holds a parliamentary seat for the Fquih Ben Salah constituency, comes just days after Madiha Khiyar assumed the presidency of the Isti…
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20 Oct 2026
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Immediately after her dismissal… Istiqlal replaces Madiha Khiyar with Rahhal Mekkaoui at the head of its parliamentary group – Alyaoum 24
Mekkaoui succeeds Madiha Khiyar at the head of the Istiqlal group in the House of Representatives. The Istiqlal Group for Unity and Egalitarianism in the House of Representatives elected Rahhal Mekkaoui, a member of the Istiqlal Party's Executive Committee, as the new president of the parliamentary group, succeeding Madiha Khiyar, one day after her dismissal from her governmental duties. Mekkaoui's election took place during a meeting of the Istiqlal group, chaired today, Monday, at the Parliament headquarters by the party's Secretary-General, Nizar […]
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