HOLY SUNDAY. –The presidents of the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies, Ricardo de los Santos and Alfredo Pacheco, signed the new Constitution after being approved by the National Review Assembly.
The modified Magna Carta It has been considered by the representatives of the National Congress as a step forward in which democracy is strengthened.
With this new Constitution the municipal elections with congressional and presidential elections for the year 20232 and the number of legislators is reduced starting in 2028.
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Furthermore, this constitutional reform contains other new clauses like the stony one, that prevents the re-election of a president who has already been re-elected.
There will also be a new way of choosing the Attorney General of the Republic, which will be done through the National Council of the Judiciary.
The president of the Senate, Ricardo de los Santos, said today that at dominican town A Constitution is being given that will not give the slightest chance to any leader who manages to direct the country’s destinies, to remain in power.
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He stressed that this reform to the Magna Carta has not been in the interest of the current president to benefit from it, and recalled that the Constitution has had 40 modifications, 30 of which have been by leaders to benefit.
“We have not yet set the date for the proclamation yet, we are in the process of signing all the assembly members, and when everything is ready, then the proclamation will be made and there copies will be delivered to all the members.” legislators and to all the actors in society,” he indicated.
While the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, at the time of signing the Magna Carta expressed: «I think that these things help strengthen democracy and consolidate “the fact that by any means we can’t be modifying the Constitution.”
And in his X account he stated: «We write a new chapter in our nation’s history! We sign our Magna Carta, an instrument that serves to consolidate the strengthening of our democracy. As Dominicans, we have built a legacy that will guarantee a prosperous future for generations to come. We thank all the legislators who made this great achievement possible.
We write a new chapter in our nation’s history!
We sign our Magna Carta, an instrument that serves to consolidate the strengthening of our democracy. As Dominicans, we have built a legacy that will guarantee a prosperous future for the next… pic.twitter.com/5V1XKWZfpo
— Alfredo Pacheco (@Pachecoalfredoo) October 18, 2024
