In the Chamber and Senate there are congressmen who have been in office for more than five, six and even seven terms, the proposal was to limit that election and re-election to less time.
Colombian News.
In Colombia, congressmen can be in their positions for all the periods that the voters choose them, there are even senators and representatives who can have been legislating for more than 20 years, either as re-elected every four years or who come and go.
For this reason, an article had been included in the political reform bill that established a maximum election of three terms for each congressman.
The representative to the Chamber for Valle del Cauca, Alejandro Ocampo, explained to YourBoat that the proposal is for senators and representatives, and that, for example, it is counted if it passes from the Chamber to the Senate.
The president of the Chamber, David Racero, the representative for the Valley, Alejandro Ocampo.
“Today we lost an article of the political reform, the one that limited the stay of congressmen to 3 periods,” lamented Ocampo.
«We lost by 4 votes; but we keep our word, we fight to carry out a political reform that can combat corruption; We have 4 debates left and we will continue to fight.
Given the strong debate that took place, twelve even from the ‘government’ bench, this article was criticized, they warn, “We are the largest bank but we are not the majority.”
This proposal is not only for congressmen, it includes councilors and deputies.
The president of the Chamber before what happened on Monday in the Elliptic Hall, summoned to continue the debate this Tuesday at 9 in the morning. “We have not lost this, we can move forward,” he said.
