At an event held at the National Congressthe National Assembly proclaimed this Sunday the Constitution of the Dominican Republicwhich will contain “locks” to avoid unlimited presidential re-election and establishes the “independence of the Public Ministry”, among other changes promoted by the president Luis Abinader.
He president of the Senate, Ricardo de los Santosled the opening ceremony and after the proclamation the National Anthem was sounded, as well as the 21 cannon shots in salute to the new Constitution.
Santos assured that with the new Constitution “the Dominican Republic it gets bigger.”
At the headquarters of Congress this Abinaderpromoter of changes, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, and the vice president Raquel Peña.
Manifestation in front of Congress
A group of protesters gathered in front of National Congress prior to the arrival of president of the Dominican RepublicLuis Abinaderwho leads the act of proclamation of the new Magna Carta.
The nearly 20 protesters They walked to the doors of the headquarters National Congress with banners and Dominican flags denouncing the “violation of the Constitution“.
The authorities dispersed the protest minutes before the presidential motorcade arrived, to which one of them took the opportunity to threaten to “burn the Congress“if the Government acted “against the will of the people.”
Once arrived presidentthe personalities government were waiting for him at the corresponding handrail and the beginning of the proclamation act for the new Constitution.
