The election of the Senate President is scheduled for the same day, as Roy Barreras has been voted down by the Council of State, for entering into a dual militancy. It should be noted that whoever is elected to this position, expected to be Senator Alexander López, will have the responsibility of determining whether the legislative calendar is extended with the “extra” sessions.
Other important points will be covered this week in the Congress of the Republic, which is expected to include the contested labor and pension reform and the Submission Act; Likewise, it is expected to determine whether the political control debates will take place with the Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez, and the Director of Police, General William Salamancabecause of the recent events of alleged ‘shocks’ in the case of Laura Sarabia, former head of the presidential cabinet.
Source: El Heraldo
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