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“It Is Regrettable that These Things Happen”: President of the Chamber of Deputies After Failed Session Due to Lack of Quorum
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The Chamber of Deputies failed in its session scheduled for Wednesday due to lack of quorum, after only 48 parliamentarians remained in the Chamber, considering that they need at least 50 legislators out of 155, excluding those who are lawless.In view of the situation, the president of the Lower House, José Miguel Castro, lamented the facts pointing out that “the protocol was absolutely complied with, it is not the first time that happens in a p…
The MP for the Maule Region, Jorge Guzmán (Evopoli), joined the criticisms after the historic embarrassment that took place this Wednesday in the Chamber, where the sitting of the Chamber failed because of the massive insistence of his peers. The MP, who was present, called the fact "impresentable and shameful", since he forced to suspend the discussion and vote of all the projects that were on the table. "Each parliamentarian must answer the re…
At the beginning of Wednesday’s session in the Chamber of Deputies, only 37 parliamentarians were present in the Chamber. In the absence of a quorum, the session had to be suspended and the National Congress alarms were activated to call the legislators outside the Chamber. After the five minutes of regulation, the doors were closed and finally only 49 deputies (out of 152) were able to enter, without meeting the required minimum of 51 to sit.
Today the quorum was not the minimum in the House and only 48 legislators presented themselves.
After waiting for an hour before the quorum was achieved, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, José Miguel Castro (RN), decided to give up the Chamber session of this Wednesday, shortly before 11 a.m., leaving without discussion or vote long-awaited matters. The 49 parliamentarians who managed to enter this [...] The Chamber session entry fails due to lack of quorum: No IMO Constitutive Agreement was addressed was first published in INFOGAT…
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