Chavista Parliament seeks to approve “severe” laws

The president of the Chavista Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, said this Wednesday that the commissions that participate in the political dialogue to reform electoral legislation They seek to make the laws governing future elections more “severe” than the current onesso that participation is not used for “conspiracy, violence and death.”

“This law is especially so that the channel of political participation, of political parties, of voter movements, of non-governmental organizations (…) is not used for conspiracy, violence, death,” said Rodríguez, while specifying that “it is nothing more than a proposal” and “a broad consultation process is missing” for it to be approved.

The new regulations will raise “respect and defense of peaceful life” to “prevent” violent eventssaid the head of the Chavista Parliament, after mentioning the “27 murdered” that were recorded in the post-election protests, for which he blames the largest opposition bloc, the Democratic Unitary Platform.

He added that the idea is to create a law for the defense of political sovereignty and national self-determination, which develops article 130 of the Constitution, which contemplates that Venezuelans “They have the duty to honor and defend the country, its symbols and cultural values, safeguard and protect sovereignty, nationality, territorial integrity, self-determination and the interests of the nation.«.

On the other hand, he said that the laws relating to political parties, public meetings and demonstrations “have lagged far behind,” so he raised the possibility of “making some reforms.”

In the dialogue proposed for the reform of the electoral law, the PUD refused to participate, since it called on the government to agree on “the terms of a serious negotiation” that enforces “the will” expressed in the presidential elections of July 28, in reference to what they consider the victory of their candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, contrary to the official result, which gave re-election to Nicolás Maduro.