{"id":33507,"date":"2026-05-01T16:34:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33507"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:34:56","slug":"pap-president-calls-for-unity-after-smooth-bureau-elections","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/pap-president-calls-for-unity-after-smooth-bureau-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"PAP President calls for unity after smooth bureau elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Fateh Boutbig, has urged members to remain united following the election of the institution\u2019s new bureau.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The elections, held earlier this week, passed without incident, a marked contrast to previous votes that were disrupted by divisions and chaotic scenes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Boutbig acknowledged the progress but warned that the Parliament still faces significant challenges ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur people deserve a more active Parliament,\u201d he said, calling on members to work together and avoid internal divisions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that unity within the institution is critical if it is to effectively represent the interests of Africans across the continent and deliver on its mandate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14772,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-33507","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"President of the PAP, Fateh Boutbig, has urged members to remain united","published_date":"2026-05-01 16:34:16","news_description":"President of the PAP, Fateh Boutbig, has urged members to remain united","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33508,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33507\/revisions\/33508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=33507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}