The President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pouvetoed the controversial article 72 of the media law after its approval in the House of Representatives (Deputies) after obtaining 50 positive votes out of a total of 91 legislators present in the chamber.
The Presidency assured this Thursday that Lacalle Pou had drafted the veto to the article introduced by Open Town Hall (AC). It has already been signed by the ministers for its entry into Parliament at the end of today, or tomorrow morning.
It is not yet known whether the Minister of Public Health (MSP), Karina Rando and the Minister of Housing and Land Management (MVOT), Raul Lozanosince they belong to CA.
A lengthy and eventful debate
The debate and vote lasted until the early hours of the morning, since it was discussed in an extraordinary session, from approximately 9:30 p.m. The request was made during the ordinary session scheduled for Wednesday —the first part of which began at 10:00 a.m. and then resumed at 4:00 p.m.— in which the last part was discussed. Accountability of this government; after the meeting on Tuesday in which the law was to be voted on fell through due to administrative disagreements and parliamentary regulations.
The project was introduced as “urgent” to the chamber, and the deputies presented Gabriel Mazzarovich, Alfonso Lerete, Nino Medina, Gustavo Olmos, Juan Rodriguez, Mariano Tucci, Sebastian Valdomir, Ope Pasquet, Bettiana Diaz, Martin Sodano, Ines Cortes, Micaela Melgar, Gonzalo Barcelo and Ivan PosadaThe 41 negative votes corresponded, in their majority, to those of the Broad Front; while the Colorado Party voted in favor, as it had announced.
The truth is that, after two previous delays, the media law was expected to conclude its parliamentary journey – which involved a first vote in the House of Representatives, a vote with the incorporation of modifications in the Senate and, now, its final approval in the Lower House – in the session on Tuesday, called for that purpose. However, the time for the end of the session arrived without the motion for extension being discussed and, as indicated in the regulations, it had to be lifted.
This led to clashes between the legislators present who, without expecting it, began to blame each other, mainly between the ruling party and the opposition. The governing coalition indicated a deliberate boycott of the vote – the president of the Chamber is the Frente Amplio member. Ana Olivera—; while the FA was quick to point out the sloppiness of the pro-government legislators. Finally, and in the early hours of Thursday morning, the law was approved.
Source: Ambito
