Luanda — National Assembly holds Monday (15) the solemn closing session of the fifth and final parliamentary year of the IV Legislature.

The closing sessing of the parliamentary year will be marked by the speech of the National Assembly Speaker, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos.

The session includes the presentation of the report of the activities carried out during the legislature.

The last parliamentary year of the IV Legislature was marked by the conclusion of the electoral legislative package, which supports the holding of 24 August elections.

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Among the diplomas approved during the legislature, the Civil Service Basic Law also stands out, which increased the minimum age for entering the civil service to 45, against the previous 35.

The new law reduced working time to 35 hours per week (previously it was 37), as well as introducing teleworking and the performance bonus in the civil service.

During the legislature, the amendment to the legislative package for the Media was also approved. This was an update that was necessary, fundamentally in terms of digital television.

The MOps also approved the diploma amending the Organic Law of the Courts of Appeal, which came to adapt some rules to improve the organisation and functioning of these courts.

In this Law, subsidies for the remuneration of Judges were introduced, namely exclusivity, research and study and incentives.

The National Assembly is a legislative body comprising 220 MPs elected by universal suffrage.