69 Lawmakers to change Assembly image

A total of 69 deputies dressed in white will take their seats in a refurbished  National Assembly on Monday, July 1. Only 16 deputies were re-elected and there is a new group of five independents.

The previous legislature  was  discredited by scandals of mismanagement of public funds and nepotism.

The  Revolucionario Democrático (PRD) and  Molirena alliance will control the parliament with a bench of 40 deputies. The largest opposition bloc will be Democratic Change, with 18 seats.

The PRD, with 35 deputies in its caucus, will have a simple majority.