Tunisia-Sonia Ben Cheikh confronts vacant seats during parliament hearing

First Vice President of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People Abdelfattah Mourou has adjourned a parliament meeting after the absence of seven deputies.
Today’s parliamentary session was ordinarily expected to properly address verbal questions for acting health minister Sonia Ben Cheikh.
The plenary session proceeded cautiously without the deputies and even the acting health minister herself. Pausing for 4 minutes until the arrival of minister Sonia Ben Cheikh, the parliament called for the deputies again but no response was recorded.

Following is a list of the seven absent deputies:

• Noureddine Bhiri
• Leila Oueslati
• Mohsen Soudani
• Jamila Dbach
• Ibtissem Jbabli
• Haykel Jbabli
• Haykel Belgacem
• Ammar Amroussi