The opposition bench, which denied its vote to this project to reform the Law of Communes, reiterated that any reform that implies a change in the territorial political distribution must go through a referendum. Bernabé Gutiérrez (Democratic Action) warned that if the PSUV sanctions this package of laws, they will tour the country to collect signatures and call a referendum asking citizens if they want a communal state in Venezuela
The National Assembly elected in 2020, with an official majority, approved this Tuesday the 29th in its first discussion the reform project of the Organic Law of Communes that, among other things, proposes its inclusion in the national budget.
the deputy Liliana Gonzalez (PSUV – Miranda) presented the project, which is part of a package to be reformed of seven laws that involve popular power, and said that the inclusion of communes within the national budget means “true decentralization.”
The changes also imply adapting the structure of the territorial vice-presidencies to these instances; as well as simplify procedures related to the registration of communes, to reduce the times from 90 to 30 days, as well as to four years of the management period of the spokespersons.
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González justified in his speech that the direct distribution of resources, via budget, will strengthen the economic and banking system of these territorial units, which cover 70% of the country. According to the Ministry for Communes, there are 3,641 communes and 49,000 community councils in the country.
“It is true decentralization, strengthening the economic and banking system of the communes, establishing the five powers in the territory. It is the construction of the new communal state, the commune is a new lifestyle », he affirmed from the speaker’s rostrum.
#OnVideo?| Deputy of the AN, @lilianacontigo He expressed that 70% of the country is in Communes, with 3,641 of them and more than 49,000 Communal Councils: “In every street, neighborhood and community there is an assembly of citizens, because there is participatory democracy.”#PDVSAInVictoria pic.twitter.com/O1HUW4pq6y
— VTV CHANNEL 8 (@VTVcanal8) November 29, 2022
The opposition bench, which refused to vote for this project, reiterated that any reform that implies a change in the territorial political distribution must go through a referendum. Bernabé Gutiérrez (Democratic Action) warned that if the PSUV sanctions this package of laws, they will tour the country to collect signatures and call a referendum asking citizens if they want a communal state in Venezuela.
He also stated that they will go to the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) to request the annulment of all these instruments.
The ruling party, in the voice of the president of the AN 2020, Jorge Rodríguez, said that questioning the communes is a “false argument” because they are a “true expression of democracy.”
“The argument of democracy versus commune or communal council is false, because if something is a true expression of democracy it is the distribution of power to the people organized in communal councils and communes,” said Rodríguez, who encouraged the Democratic Alliance to collect signatures to activate a referendum.
He also recalled that the laws of popular power are in force, and what is approved are reforms to make the work of these instances more “efficient”.
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