The Congress does not have a defined work route for the first legislative recess period, which includes from May 16 to July 31. What could mean weeks of inactivity in exchange for the collection of robust wages, as the salary increase for congressmen is still in force.
The reason for the inactivity, at the discretion of opposition deputies, is due to the fact that some forces of the ruling party have dedicated themselves to “block” the sessions, preventing continuing with the work from the Plenary of Congress.
For its part, the ruling party considers that everything is due to the fact that it is necessary to reach agreements between the different blocks, adding that they are in dialogue processes to be able to define a parliamentary agenda of the country.
Regardless of which of the two versions is the right one, the deputies do not have a clear work plan even for June, according to deputies consulted of different parliamentary blocks.
“I think the issue should begin to prosecute. Unfortunately there have not been the necessary consensus and that is evident. It is evidenced that there are no major agreements within the legislative blocks,” said Deputy Elmer Palencia, head of the value block.
But although the scenario does not seem like the most encouraging, Deputy Victoria Palala, elected by Semilla Movement, ensures that it is possible to reach agreements so that legislative projects of the country are completed in the weeks of parliamentary recess.
“We hope that Congress will be immersed and will contain what was being given. I think there is an awareness of the deputies to resume the country agenda and we are looking for those approaches,” he said.
Established agenda?
The Constitutional Court (CC) ordered the Plenary of Congress to meet an established agenda, because the previous session was built, leaving in the air a series of issues that were motized by opposition deputies, who reached the Court by means of an amparo that was provisionally granted.
Among the issues included in that session is the election of the First Secretary of the Board of Directors, the election of the Congress representative before the Monetary Board and the possible reallocation of the presidencies of the Finance and Energy and Mining Commissions.
For the officer Samuel Pérez, elected by Movement Semilla, who recently presented the Raíces political project, that agenda should no longer be included again, since the Congress convened with that proposal for issues.
“It is a good time to rebuild the majorities within the Congress, to reorganize the internal forces. I think we can give results if we reach the consensus of the legislative agenda,” Pérez said.
But deputy Héctor Aldana, from the Vamos Block, considers that the vision of the ruling is wrong, since although that session began, it rose due to lack of quorum, which prevented each of the issues that ordered the CC in the provisional.
“What kind of call can the president of Congress make if or to meet Congress’ own actions, we have a very evident lack of leadership,” said Aldana.
For their part, Luis Aguirre, head of the Kill Block, sees complex that you can advance in some subject during June, but emphasizes that for now they continue working. “Cabal is a district bench and all deputies are working in their districts until there is a call to plenary.”