November 6, 2024, 4:00 AM
November 6, 2024, 4:00 AM
In the midst of a confusing and embarrassing election of the new directive of the Chamber of Deputies for the 2024-2025 Legislature‘arcism’ imposed on his candidate Omar Yujra. In this way, Yujra, a man close to Luis Arce, will preside over the Lower House in the last course of the legislature. The election was involved in intense debates, accusations by the two fronts in dispute within the MAS and a vote that few legislators realized.
Israel Huaytarithe outgoing president, closes his cycle in the worst way. Not only could he not contain the incessant criticism from the ‘evistas’ for excluding him from the board of directors, but He left the chamber after decreeing a fourth intermission that was not fulfilled.
The preparatory session began at 2:45 p.m. with the presence of the 130 deputies. Its development was marked by fights, shouts and the declaration of two intermediate quartersunder the silent gaze of the opposition.
Before the scandal broke out, the ‘evista’ deputy, Gualberto Arispe, spoke and asked that read the plan headed by parliamentarian Santos Mamanijustifying that now “there is no majority force” given the division of the Government party.
“Now they respect us or they respect us, Mr. President,” Arispe exclaimed from his seat.
The ‘arcism’ group was headed by Yujraas president, accompanied by Santa Cruz representative Deisy Choque for the first vice presidency.
The deputy for CC, Enrique Urquidi, emphasized the respect for the institutions that must be had in the Chamber. At the same time, he demanded the validity of the applications that his group made to form the board of directors. They presented as second vice president to Toribia Lero Quispe and as 3rd secretary to José Maldonado.
In the same way, We believe Oscar Michel was nominated as 4th secretarythe only position that counts in the board.
Confusing voting
The outgoing board tried to put the lists presented to a vote without taking into account the plan of ‘evismo’, which unleashed the fury of those loyal to former president Evo Morales.
“You have to read all the plates, brother Huaytari. Don’t go down in history like that. If we are going to lose, then we will lose, but not like this,” said an ‘evista’ representative the first time they prevented the vote.
After returning from the intermission room, the accusations between ‘evistas’, ‘arcistas’ and opposition returned.
The first secretary Rosario García tried to take a roll call vote the list of the benches without taking into account the alternative proposals. Once again a commotion broke out at the front.
Given the impossibility of moving forward with the election, Huaytari warned: “If we are going to organize ourselves in that sense, I am obliged to declare a fourth intermission until tomorrow.”
Rosario García, with her backpack in hand ready to leave the front, launched the vote while the evistas asked that her list be read. “We are voting,” he repeated. And he continued: “All those who are standing… Absolute majority”closed quickly.
The action went unnoticed by everyone. Huaytari proposed an intermediate room while Gualberto Arispe took away the microphone to claim “here they are not going to do whatever they want.” However, the first vice president of the Chamber, Verónica Challco, came down from the front to the lectern in front of the chamber and He warned: “Tomorrow the possession at 8:00 in the morning, male and female deputies.”
The official website of the Chamber of Deputies published the call to resume the session this Wednesday at 9:00. And he backed away a few minutes later.
“Having been informed through the first secretariat of the result of the vote of the candidates for the board of directors of the Chamber of Deputies The formation of the board of directors for the 2024-2025 legislature is approved”. In addition, it suspended the call for today, Wednesday, and announced the imminent possession of the board.
They took an oath
The surprise came minutes later. Omar Yujra, accompanied by his team, were sworn in as the new board without the presence of the outgoing president.
“I want to thank the entire MAS-IPSP bench for trusting me. We hope we can face a different management,” he said.
