US EditionChilean Lawmakers Slam Granting President Power to Dissolve Congress
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The proposal of the Vice President of the Lower House, the independent Gaspar Rivas, was criticized by Moors and Christians.
Chilean lawmakers slam granting president power to dissolve Congress
“This is the beginning of the erosion of democracy and the Rule of Law. Without checks and balances among powers, a dangerous path is opened. I hope the right wing is not tempted,” legislator Lorena Fries, of the Frente Amplio (Broad Front-FA), wrote on her X profile. Fries added that the proposal breaks with one of the pillars of the system, which is precisely the existence of the three branches of the State and the controls between them. The b…
A bill of constitutional reform entered by the deputy Gaspar Rivas triggered an immediate warning, proposing a profound reconfiguration of the Chilean institutional system under the figure of the so-called “State of Justice.” The initiative concentrates broad powers on the figure of the President of the Republic, including the power to dissolve the National Congress. The text proposes that the president may issue decrees even without prior legal…
The MP warned that the initiative of Gaspar Rivas (IND), which amends the Constitution to empower the President to dissolve Congress if a message declared “essential” is rejected or altered, weakens democratic counterweights. Congressman Nelson Venegas criticized the motion introduced on November 21 (boletín 17989-07), which contemplates that, if the dissolution occurs, a new Congress will be elected 180 days later and that, in that period, the …
It went viral that the deputy Gaspar Rivas presented a bill that empowers the President to dissolve the National Congress. This speech is #Real. The motion bulletin was found between the archives of the Chamber of Deputies and the parliamentarian himself confirmed it. The post “Diputado Gaspar Rivas presents a project so that the President can dissolve the Congress”: #Real appeared first on Fast Check .
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