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Congress President José Williams Zapata spoke today, Monday, about the decision taken last week. Full to resume debate on the progress of the general election and on the revision presented by the parliamentarian Jorge Montoya that the proposal for said re-opening be put to a re-vote.
In this regard, the President Congress pointed out that this reconsideration was not voted on last Friday because MPs needed to “be on time” “meditate calmly” your decision on the matter.
“There was no vote. revision because I think there needs to be time for reflection so that congressmen think carefully about this issue and that we do not rush the project until 2023, 2024 or 2026. I think that calmness It is convenient to be able to analyze well,” he said.
As you know, with the revision presented by the parliamentarian popular updatethe subject of promoting a general election cannot be seen in Constitutional Commission until the question of its reopening is again put to the vote at the next plenary meeting.
“I think there is no problem if we see a problem in a week, but with more calmness”, – said the chairman of the parliament on this occasion.
“Before the elections, it will be possible to observe until July”
Similarly, the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly indicated that “before next July” there would be time to see a new opinion on said elections.
“Now and until July, the issue can be considered again, not only in this legislature, which already ended on February 19, but as of March 1, we can see the issue with a new opinion, and you can see early elections,” he said. emphasized.
In this sense, he emphasized that the postponement of the general elections to 2023 is not related to the start of the next regular legislative assembly, but rather to the consensus that parliamentarians can reach. He also emphasized that the Board of Directors cannot “order” that this kind of opinion be voted on in a certain sense.
“Whether it is in 2023 or not, it has nothing to do with the legislature, because if they don’t want it to be in 2023, then the second legislature will not start in March either. It will depend on the spirit and will of the congressmen (…), each with his own reasons. They don’t come to a consensus because they are politicians, because they don’t agree,” he stressed.
“The board of directors cannot order them to do things this way, it depends on their bench, their parties and what each of them thinks,” he added.
“Revision freezes election progress”
Asked about the implications of the revision presented by Jorge Montoya, constitutional lawyer Alexander Rospigliosi considers that it “freezes” the issue of advancing the elections until a second plenary vote is held.
“Nothing can be discussed, because there was a second consideration (…) The veto was lifted, and the parliamentarian Montoya He submits a reconsideration and everything is frozen. The Chairman of the Constitutional Commission admitted this, everything is frozen until March, when the next legislative assembly begins, and a vote will be held on this revision,” he said.
In this sense, he explained what would be the procedure for voting on the proposal to hold early elections to the next regular legislature.
“The first step, the review of the case of Mr. Montoya filled. Secondly, what Constitutional Commission formulate an opinion, discuss it and approve. Thirdly, the opinion is published on the website of the Congress and brought to the plenary session. It is discussed in plenary session and approved by at least 66 votes. If a second vote is not held in the next legislature, before the referendum,” he explained.
In this regard, he believed that the best option for approving early elections would be referendum.
“Once the vote ends with 66 votes, congressmen may not go to the second legislature or, starting in July, when the next legislature begins, they may call a referendum. organizations have said that the timeline can be reduced because it is an exceptional decision that will require an exceptional response,” he said.
He also pointed out that under such a scenario, the general election would take place in April 2024 if there was “political will” from congressmen.
Source: RPP
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