White and red legislators reject the lobbying additive, but consider it symbolic.
The vote on the controversial media law would take place on Tuesday.
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The House of Representatives (Deputies) would vote on the media law this Tuesday despite the controversial article that was added Open Town Hall (CA) before it was approved in the Senate Chamber last May, amid strong questions from the opposition.
The legislators of the National Party (PN) and the Colorado Party (PC) They were against the addition of the controversial article 72 that CA made, but they consider that it will be symbolic in case the law is approved.
Article 72 provides that “citizens have the right to receive political communication in a complete, impartial, serious, rigorous, partial and balanced manner between political actors”, something that from the Broad Front (FA) and some international organizations warned of it as a possible attack on freedom of expression.
From the benches of the government alliance they point out that the additive “is nonsense”, but they will seek to move forward with the approval of the law, since they understand that the article is “one of many” and does not represent a threat to press freedom. , since the creation of a control body is not planned.
Deputies must favor or oppose the entire bill, making it impossible for them to reject particular articles of the new document that was modified and approved by the Senators. In case of a negative result, this will go to the General Assembly.
Lacalle Pou and the veto card up his sleeve
In the ranks of the ruling party they also wait for the President of the Republic Luis Lacalle Pou veto article 72, although it is unknown what its final decision will be in the event of a positive vote, since this could further strain relations between CA and the other government partner parties.
The former mayor of cannelloni and presidential candidate for the FA, Yamandú Orsiassured last month that Lacalle Pou “knows what he has to do about it,” as he understands that it would be prudent for the added content to be vetoed.
Source: Ambito
