State-of-the-nation address today |16 February 2016

President James Michel will deliver his nationwide year 2016 State-of-the-nation address to the National Assembly today.

The event, which will mark the National Assembly’s first sitting for the first term of 2016, will start at 5pm and will be broadcast live on SBC radio and television.

It is a constitutional requirement that the head of state delivers a state-of-the nation address on the occasion of the first National Assembly sitting each year.

After the address, the Assembly will adjourn until Friday February 19 at 9am when leaders from both sides of the house – leader of the opposition David Pierre and leader of government business Marie-Antoinette Rose – will give their replies to the address.

The other members will also give their reply to the address during the three days of debate.