It’s imminent. On Monday the National Assembly will begin to reform the Constitution Dominican despite the strong attacks from the opposition that, although weakened, appears revolted by the changes to the magna carta.
The formal call must be made by president of the SenateRicardo de los Santos, who also serves as the president of the National Assembly. De los Santos confirmed that the legislators will meet on Monday at 2:00 in the afternoon to begin work on the reform constitutional.
Prior to this, last Tuesday, already Congressdominated by an overwhelming majority of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), approved the bill that declares the need for a reform constitutional and that orders the meeting of the National Assembly in the next 15 days.
The assembly members
The day the Constitutionthe deputies and the senators will become assembly members in a special session where the PRM will not need the support of the opposition to apply the changes you deem appropriate.
The assembly members of the ruling party and its allies will total 176, while those of the People’s Force will be 31 and those of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), 13. The Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and the Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (PQDC) will only have one member each.
This relationship of political forces locate the PRM as a dominant organization in the Assembly that could unhindered approve the constitutional reform that proposed the president Luis Abinader.
Although the opposition will not have the necessary force to stop the decisions of the assembly members of the PRMfrom now on they were vigilant about the changes and some ruled out abandoning the National Assembly when the new is discussed Constitution.
The opposition deputies Ylcemari Brito, Charlie Mariotti Jr. and Jorge Tavárez stated that currently “there is no need” to reform the Constitution and they highlighted that the country has more urgent problems to solve.
Process of reform
On Monday, all assembly members They are called to a special session where they will discuss point by point the reforms to the Constitution and, if they accept all of them, they have the power to proclaim it and establish a new magna carta in the country.
To the Constitution Five changes would be incorporated: the unification of elections; reduction from 190 to 170 deputies; the establishment of a new method for electing the attorney; the integration of president from the Constitutional Court to the Council of the Judiciary and the prohibition of exhausting more than two presidential terms.
