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07-16-2009, 04:00 PM
The Revisory Assembly for the Constitution has increased the number of deputies from 178 to 190, rejecting a proposal from the President that sought to establish a minimum of 175 and a maximum of 250 deputies.
According to what was approved, 178 deputies "will be elected by the territorial districts in representation of the National District and the provinces"; "five (deputies) at the national level for accumulation of votes, preferably from parties or alliances or coalitions that would not have won seats and that have obtained at least one percent (1%) of the popular vote", and "seven (deputies) in representation of overseas Dominicans."
The assembly members also gave their blessing to article 68 that allows the Senate of the Republic to elect the members of the Chamber of Accounts from candidates submitted by the Chamber of Deputies, taking this task away from the President.
Diario Libre reports that among the attributions of the Senate, the Assembly also approved the ability "to authorize, after a request from the President of the Republic and in the absence of conventions that permit it, the presence of foreign troops in the Republic's territory for military exercises, determining the length of their stay; as well as approving or disapproving the dispatch of troops overseas on peace missions authorized by international organizations."
Also new was the approval of Numeral 16, which would put an end to the limbo into which much of the legislation approved by the Congress falls. The numeral reads: "Once the Constitution deadline for the promulgation and publication of the laws passed by the Congress has expired, the legislation will be considered to be promulgated and the president of the Chamber that has sent the bill to the President will publish the law."
The legislators rejected a motion that would oblige them to reveal their accounts publicly, on the grounds that they do not handle public funds. The legislators in effect have refused to be accountable for resources assigned to them.
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According to what was approved, 178 deputies "will be elected by the territorial districts in representation of the National District and the provinces"; "five (deputies) at the national level for accumulation of votes, preferably from parties or alliances or coalitions that would not have won seats and that have obtained at least one percent (1%) of the popular vote", and "seven (deputies) in representation of overseas Dominicans."
The assembly members also gave their blessing to article 68 that allows the Senate of the Republic to elect the members of the Chamber of Accounts from candidates submitted by the Chamber of Deputies, taking this task away from the President.
Diario Libre reports that among the attributions of the Senate, the Assembly also approved the ability "to authorize, after a request from the President of the Republic and in the absence of conventions that permit it, the presence of foreign troops in the Republic's territory for military exercises, determining the length of their stay; as well as approving or disapproving the dispatch of troops overseas on peace missions authorized by international organizations."
Also new was the approval of Numeral 16, which would put an end to the limbo into which much of the legislation approved by the Congress falls. The numeral reads: "Once the Constitution deadline for the promulgation and publication of the laws passed by the Congress has expired, the legislation will be considered to be promulgated and the president of the Chamber that has sent the bill to the President will publish the law."
The legislators rejected a motion that would oblige them to reveal their accounts publicly, on the grounds that they do not handle public funds. The legislators in effect have refused to be accountable for resources assigned to them.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)