Sunday, January 16, 2011

Chavez is prepared to relinquish their special powers in May

New parliament, new life. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, his face last night was more conciliatory in his first appearance before the National Assembly emerging from last September's legislative elections in which opposition parties returned to the Chamber after five years out on your own (not attended the 2005 elections in a failed attempt to boycott).

Away from the pitch in recent days displayed when called on his deputies to "crush" their opponents, the president began his speech, seven hours, ensuring the return of the deputies opponents is a circumstance "wonderful" and calling for dialogue to abandon the "demonization" mutual. And topped with an unexpected statement: he was willing to give more to the "controversial" special powers granted him by the Assembly last December.

The previous Parliament gave Chavez special powers through an enabling law to serve the flood victims last fall. The opposition dismissed these powers to be granted three weeks before the Assembly ended its functions and give way to new, in which the ruling party holds an absolute majority but no longer qualified (two thirds) needed to pass organic laws.

"I give it back. I have no problem. I will work harder and faster," Chavez said today. The opposition MPs who attended dumb and not replied to Chavez during his speech, waved to reporters after the offer, but asked for more limits on the areas where the president can legislate without parliamentary control.

E insisted that the powers should be used only for what they were given: to help those affected by the rains. Chávez's conciliatory tone was also noted in their references to the United States. The president said he expected a correction by the time Obama to exit the cooling of relations after removing the plácet U.S.

Ambassador Larry Palmer.
Posted by Manlio Gandolfi at 4:32 AM

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