WorldBulletin: Algerian MPs Object to Shale Gas Bill

Islamic lawmakers on Monday expressed opposition to a draft law regulating shale gas exploration and the "suppression of freedoms" in Algeria at a session of parliament attended by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal.

The lawmakers voiced opposition to the draft law as Sellal and members of his cabinet entered the assembly to attend the first meeting of parliament's new spring session.

MPs that led opposition to the bill belonged to "Green Algeria," an Islamic coalition comprising three political parties and including 49 lawmakers.

There are a total of 462 lawmakers in Algeria's parliament.

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