Carlos Avendaño, Head of Restauración Nacional Party, used his first speech to announce a fight without truce against abortion, in defense of the Political Constitution. Avendaño indicated that the Constitution establishes the limits of the authority of the State and recognizes the spheres of individual liberties. Freedom of expression, freedom of movement, personal freedom, freedom […]
Archives for May 1, 2018
The youngest legislator wants to work for the rural youth sector
On March 25th, Gustavo Viales turned 27 years old. Today, he is the youngest legislator in the Legislative Assembly for the legislative period that began on May 1st. Viales was elected by the province of Puntarenas and that is why he assures that his priority will be finding solutions to the employment of young people […]
Controversial appointment in the Legislature goes to Court
The recent appointment of a new chief in the Department of Health Services of the Legislative Assembly went to court. Walter Rodríguez, congress doctor, asked the Administrative and Civil Litigation Court to issue an injunction to overturn an agreement of the outgoing Legislative Board, by which they appointed other officials who do not meet the […]
March of the workers with a goal: no to the tax reform
On Tuesday, the traditional march of the workers took place in downtown San José, with the premise of expressing the workers’ dissatisfaction with the tax reform. The block of national unions called for the traditional march that extends from the Church of La Merced to the Legislative Assembly, where the draft Law of Strengthening the […]
Women will rule the Legislative Assembly during the first year
For the third time in history, a woman will be President of the Legislative Assembly. Carolina Hidalgo, from Acción Ciudadana party, will have the honor of presiding over the first year of the new legislative period. Next to her, there will be four more women in charge of the Legislature for the period 2018-2019. Hidalgo […]
According to Hidalgo, the fiscal issue must be resolved in six months
The outgoing Legislative Assembly could not approve the fiscal project presented by the government of Luis Guillermo Solís and it will be up to these new legislators to decide on that issue. The president of the Congress elected on Tuesday morning, Carolina Hidalgo, said that first legislators must be given time to analyze the text […]