Panama Metropolis/Prensa Latina
The Electoral Tribunal (TE) of Panama right this moment delivers the credentials to the deputies elected within the normal elections held on Could 5 and who don’t preserve problem processes in opposition to them.
The day earlier than, the magistrates rejected three appeals offered in circuits of the capital and the provinces of Colón and Bocas del Toro, respectively; and a seat remains to be in dispute, so 70 of the 71 members of the unicameral parliament will obtain the doc that authorizes them for a five-year time period (2024-2029).
Additionally this Friday, the TE will ship the credentials to the 20 elected deputies of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) and on Monday it’s anticipated to take action with the 81 mayors within the completely different constituencies of the nation.
The Nationwide Meeting (parliament) is the unicameral physique that workouts legislative energy and is made up of 71 deputies elected by direct common vote for a interval of 5 years.
Parliament sits for eight months, divided into two legislatures of 4 months every, one that may run from July 1 to October 31, and one other from January 2 to April 30. Its operate is to subject the legal guidelines mandatory for the success of the needs and train of the features of the State.
One of many features that distinguishes the Panamanian legislature is that political organizations can revoke the mandate of the principle deputies or substitutes they’ve nominated if “critical violations of the statutes and the ideological or programmatic platform of the occasion” happen.
The elected president of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, despatched a message to the TE and requested for velocity in its choices, in order that the nation can rely on the plenary session of the Nationwide Meeting on July 1, when the brand new Government takes workplace.
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