The Legislative Branch faces a marathon week, days before the end of the regular sessions of 2024with various debates on projects, such as the regulation of online betting, clean sheets and absentee trials. In this sense, the head of the PRO block in the Chamber of Deputies, Cristian Ritondoassured that Congress ““It has lost the logic of seeking consensus and dialogue.”
In addition, Ritondo requested explicit support for the Clean File project, after the proposal did not obtain the necessary quorum to be discussed last week. “The truth is that Ficha Cleana has to do with the historical flags that the PRO and Together for Change have raised since we were government.”
Cristian Ritondo criticized the functioning of Congress
In an interview with TN, Ritondo referred to the high levels of violence experienced in the different areas of politics and assured that this dynamic has already reached the Legislative Branch: “One sees it in some debates in Congressbasically in the committees and many legislators do not respect the functioning, they do not respect the speaking time, in how to address, and that violent”, he assured.
“The logic of a parliament that must seek consensus and dialogue has been lost. It seems that we have fewer cameras and the deputies are more neglected,” Ritondo stressed.
Regarding the marathon week that Congress faces, the deputy asked his colleagues to support the Clean File project, which could not be discussed last week because it did not obtain the necessary quorum in the Lower House. “It is not directed at anyone. Take charge, but the truth is that Clean Record It has to do with the historical flags that the PRO and Together for Change have risen since we were government.”
How the week of debates in Congress will continue
Wednesday: debate on gambling addiction
Deputies will debate this Wednesday the project that seeks to combat gambling addiction and the phenomenon of cyber gamblingwhere strong restrictions are established on advertising to encourage gambling. The call was made for 12.
In detail, legislators decided to advance a law to limit advertising on social networks and mediaas well as the sponsorship of soccer teams. The proposal arises from the growth of bets of teenagers and young people with alarming numbers.
Another central point is that it prohibits the access of girls, boys and adolescents under 18 years of age to gambling and betting sites and platformsonline sports betting and predictions. The debate will take place amid strong pressure from betting companies to not discuss this initiative, according to the president of the Addiction Prevention and Drug Trafficking Commission, Mónica Frade.
Thursday: Clean Record and Absentee Trial
The highlight of the legislative week will be on Thursday at 10 in the morning: the ruling party, the PRO and the UCR will seek sanction the bill that allows trial in absentia in serious crimes against humanity for those accused who have fled or are not in the country, as is the case with the Iranians accused of the attack on the headquarters of the AMIA.
Thursday’s will be last session of the first ordinary period of Javier Milei’s government. There Freedom Advances and the dialogueists will insist on the debate of the draft Clean Sheetwhich prevents leaders convicted in the second instance from being candidates in national elections, a regulation whose main objective is the former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
The Libertarian administration, along with its allies, had attempted to approve Clean File last Wednesday, but The session failed because they lacked one representative to reach a quorum of 129 legislators.; Now the trial in absentia has been added to the agenda. The Clean File project must be approved by a aggravated majority of 129 votes in the Lower House and 37 in the Senate.
Under current legislation, only the application for an elective position when there is a final ruling of the Supreme Court of Justice. The majority opinion establishes as a minimum standard for electoral disqualification the principle of double compliance, that is, conviction in the second instance.
In detail, the project covers: criminal offenses of bribery and influence peddlingembezzlement of public funds, negotiations incompatible with the exercise of public functions, illegal exactions, illicit enrichment of officials and employees, concealment and fraud to the detriment of the public administration.
Source: Ambito
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