The sociopolitical activist, Emilio Castillo, referred to the approval in the third debate of Bill 776, which establishes the revocation of the deputies’ mandate.
He asserted that he sees this approval as a matter of form and substance. “The two valid arguments that we have used a lot, is that it is an unconstitutional article on this law that they want to carry out the revocation of the mandate,” he said.
In his opinion, it may be a convenient article, because it is in favor of 15 deputies or that it arises at a time when 15 deputies from Cambio Democrático are undergoing a process of recalling their mandate.
“Today what we are discussing is that this article presented by the National Assembly, which reforms the Electoral Code supported by many deputies, is unconstitutional. What do the deputies represent more, the political party or the citizens? In European parliaments they use mechanisms where citizens are more involved when it comes to voting for or against a project”, he stated.
He added that the freedom of both the deputy and the citizens to cast a vote accordingly is being violated, and it is for this reason that he believes it is likely that President Cortizo will veto this law. “Hopefully it will be partially, because there are many articles that are beneficial and necessary to reform,” Castillo said.
