November 10, 2022, 4:00 AM
November 10, 2022, 4:00 AM
At the suggestion of the technical table to carry out the census by 2024, the leader of the Citizen Community (CC), Carlos Mesa, yesterday presented a short bill that establishes “Wednesday, October 25, 2023” as the date to carry out the registration.or national. The MAS legislators affirmed that they will analyze the draft and they do not rule out also submitting another law.
While, protests and hunger strikes intensify in the country to support Santa Cruz who is celebrating his twentieth day of unemployment today and to demand a prompt census process from the Government.
“This bill is simple and short. It is recovering a power exclusive to the Assembly. The census is a necessity and it will be done yes or yes, but the census is part of a political decision and as we have seen that the Executive does not assume its responsibility, we are recovering the role of the Assembly”, said Carlos Mesa, before reading to the bill.
The rule has a single article that establishes the date of the census and two repealing and repealing provisions on supreme decrees 4546 and 4760.
CC’s approach adds to the suggestion made by former president Jorge Tuto Quiroga, to create a bill that establishes the date of the survey national for next year.
“What suggest is that parliament is not absent. If (Luis) Arce does not feel like making a decree, then make a bill, the law is worth more than a decree, law kills decree or makes up for the lack or lack of decree. It is time for Congress to act, “said Quiroga, who moved to Santa Cruz to support the department and the civic Rómulo Calvo.
On the legislative proposal, We believe expressed that he will support the document presented by CC, although he said that the decision to approve it would be in the hands of the MAS, which has a majority. “We are going to support any proposal that responds to the interest of all Bolivians who are requesting a census in 2023. We must see the will of the MAS parliamentarians,” said deputy Edwin Bazán.
The pro-government deputy Sandro Ramírez said that the project will be treated accordinglybut announced that they will also present another law suggestion “so as not to give rise to anyone’s whims.”
Protests and strikes
At least in five cities in the country there were demonstrations and actions in rejection to the determination of the technical table that worked in Trinidad.
“The Conade is installing this first strike picket as an extreme and peaceful measure to counteract the campaign of violence that the government is carrying out against Santa Cruz,” said activist Manuel Morales from La Paz.
For his part, heCC legislators celebrate their fourth day of strike today installed in the Assembly.
In Cochabamba, the civic leaders led by Apolinar Rivera lifted the hunger strike, since although there will be no census in 2023, the results will be given in five months, they announced in a statement. In the same region, an inter-institutional committee was created to take immediate action, such as the blockade of the thousand corners starting today, Thursday, according to ex-civic Juan Flores.
In Pando, the Civic Committee together with motorcycle taxi drivers set up vigilance points near the Parque Piñata.
Tarija four days ago began a civic strike, the Autotransport Federation April 15 decided to join the strike and blockade from today. Oruro also joined the 2023 census request with a march that toured the capital.
