The first session of the second term of Parliament kicked off today, Tuesday, with the Secretary and Executive Undersecretary of the National Council for the Assistance of Migrants in the country taking the constitutional oath.
In addition, the Director General of the General Criminal Defense Institute was elected and sworn in, in implementation of the decisions of the Constitutional Court.
However, when Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez responded to his dismissal, the lack of the required quorum led to the cancellation of the chamber’s work.
The official was able to detail the nature of the government plan 2024-2028, and the vision and mission of the organization he manages, while he remained to mention the tasks of the ministry requested by MP Sandra Jovel.
The three interpellations against Councillor Martínez also appeared on the agenda, requested by lawmakers Nadia Lorena de León, Byron Rodríguez, Elmer Palencia, Alvaro Arzú, Jorge Mario Villagran, Alan Rodríguez, among others.
The invitation to the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is linked to the procedures and results of his administrative mission in international trade policy and other purposes.
Moreover, this Central American region voted in favour of Palestine at the United Nations during the 10th regular session of the General Assembly, held on May 10 of this year.
The bloc leaders must set a date and time for the impeachment trial requested against Minister of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing Felix Alvarado.
Congress also plans to question Culture and Sports Chief Luis Grazioso tomorrow about the budget shortfall in the implementation, handling and return of artifacts.
Before the end of the first term, the opposition was able to postpone the approval of the competition law, pending the analysis of amendments to the election law, political parties law, and others.
The initiative to reform the Public Prosecution’s Organic Law presented by Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo in order to obtain the green light to remove Attorney General Consuelo Porras from his post has also not been resolved.
The President himself insisted in a press conference last Monday on approving Bill No. 6403 “Extending the General Budget for State Revenues and Expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2024.”
In the first period, from January 15 to May 15, the Quetzal Land Congress, according to local organizations, approved 12 laws that were not very urgent and lacked technical support.
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