With the path to implementation unclear, the July Charter may remain only promises

The “final draft” of the July National Charter that is to be sent to political parties for signing will end with the following promise: “We agree that all the proposals/recommendations of the July National Charter 2025 that are considered immediately implementable will be fully implemented by the government and other relevant authorities before the next national parliamentary elections without any delay.” Once the parties sign, it will bring an end to the main project of the National Consensus Commission. And yet, many questions linger. Will all the 30 parties that took part in the commission’s discussions on state reforms sign this charter? If they do not, will it create new questions about the acceptability of the charter? How will the...