September 10, 2024, 5:45 PM
September 10, 2024, 5:45 PM
After the arrival of the Cobista march and the declaration of a vigil in parliament to force the approval of the credits demanded by the Government, the legislators of the MAS-Evista wing They launched the warningwill not attend any session as long as the pressure on Plaza Murillo remains.
“Today they have positioned themselves in the Legislative Assembly to force us, there are no guarantees for the Legislative Assembly, for the deputies and senators, There are no guarantees for holding a session, Although Luis Arce Catacora has instructed a political persecution of our leaders, the political persecution is also for these deputies,” said deputy Gladys Quispe, who said that they will not attend any call.
The MAS-Evista wing bench attended a press conference jointly with the Evo unity pact and in it they stated that they will respond in the streets to the mobilization sponsored by the Government and led by the leadership of the COB and public officials who filled the streets of La Paz.
“We will not approve economic laws if the President does not render accounts, does not explain to the Bolivian people and to the representatives of the people what these resources have been used for, how they are being used, where they are being used, so we must point out to him firmly and clearly, They are not going to force us to raise our hands“, warned Congressman Renán Cabezas.
For two weeks the Chamber of Deputies has not called any sessionafter a close vote rejected the approval of a 118 million dollar IDB loan. The Arcism did not get enough votes and decided to suspend the session.
Israel Huaytari, who presides over the Chamber of Deputies, stopped calling sessions since then and that attitude even earned him a exchange of words with the first vice president, Verónica Challco, who said that his fellow party member does not call a session due to “personal interests.”