Santiago de Chile, March 27 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, Vlado Mirosevic, today addressed constitutional experts in favor of maintaining the bicameral structure of the Congress and improving the effectiveness of the legislative process, which is often questioned because of delays.
The lack of pace in parliament is increasing mistrust as citizens question whether the delay is due to a real lack of agreement between political blocs or the interest of interest groups who don’t want to legislate, he said.
Speaking today to the commission of experts tasked with drafting a new Magna Carta, Mirosevic outlined measures that could speed up the work of the National Congress.
“You need to be able to listen to citizens better and make the system more responsive to citizens’ demands,” he said.
The MP also considered it essential to strengthen the political party system.
Regarding relevant international treaties, such as those on human rights, free trade and others, he believes that they should be known to a bicameral commission and then submitted to the Chamber of Deputies and Senate for a vote.
The commission of experts set up on March 6 has the task of preparing a draft of a basic law as part of the process of replacing the constitution that has been in force since the dictatorship (1973-1990).
Previously, the specialists, mostly lawyers, also received the Auditor Jorge Bermúdez, the Secretary General of the Presidency, Ana Lya Uriarte; Central Bank Governor Rosanna Costa; the head of the Supreme Court, Juan Eduardo Fuentes; and the prosecutor Ángel Valencia.
The group has three months to present the draft text to the Constitutional Council, which will be elected on May 7 by popular vote and mandatory election from five lists made up of political parties or compacts.
This council will be in charge of preparing the final draft of the Magna Carta, which will be submitted to a popular vote on December 17th.
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