State-of-the-nation address on March 6 |03 March 2018

President Danny Faure is expected to deliver his annual State-of-the-Nation address at the first sitting of the National Assembly for 2018 which will take place on Tuesday March 6, 2018.

President Faure will deliver his address at 5pm.

However, the Assembly will meet earlier in the morning, at 9am, for an Extraordinary Sitting for the election of a new Speaker followed by the administration of the oath of allegiance for Philip Arissol as the newly elected member for the district of Anse Boileau.

Following the President’s address, the National Assembly will reconvene on Friday  March 9 for the replies, which will begin with that of the leader of the opposition and the leader of government business followed by other members.