Will there, or won´t there....
The electoral pingpong continues. A decision is yet to be made on whether the elections in December will go ahead as planned, even though the main candidates for President have launched their campaigns.
With departments fighting over how many seats are to be redistributed, the black comedy continues. Under the constitution, the Congress has to agree on the redistribution of seats, yet they are refusing to make a decision. Most of this week, there has been recess after recess with a deadlock in the negotiations. Santa Cruz diputados have offered to drop 2 out of their 4 allocated seats, however sections of Santa Cruz have threatened not to participate in elections if they are not given an extra 4.
The President Eduardo Rodriguez, is doing his best to find a solution, and has given an ultimatum to the parliament, make a decision by Monday or he will impose his plan (not sure what that is yet).
I suspect elections will go ahead but at what cost, I really dont know. Ill keep you posted.
With departments fighting over how many seats are to be redistributed, the black comedy continues. Under the constitution, the Congress has to agree on the redistribution of seats, yet they are refusing to make a decision. Most of this week, there has been recess after recess with a deadlock in the negotiations. Santa Cruz diputados have offered to drop 2 out of their 4 allocated seats, however sections of Santa Cruz have threatened not to participate in elections if they are not given an extra 4.
The President Eduardo Rodriguez, is doing his best to find a solution, and has given an ultimatum to the parliament, make a decision by Monday or he will impose his plan (not sure what that is yet).
I suspect elections will go ahead but at what cost, I really dont know. Ill keep you posted.
posted by Paula Pfoeffer at
12:35 am
