OPINION: Democracy quarantined

Transparency and democracy are quarantined in the National Assembly. While the country faces the ravages of a global health crisis, the Credentials Committee approved in first debate the promised reforms to the Internal Regulations of the Assembly. In a blatant way, the President of the Commission, Deputy Roberto Ábrego, highlighted and ridiculed all the proposals that would bring more transparency and accountability to the Legislative Chamber and its members. The project approved by the government steamroller expands the privileges of the deputies, and maintains the opacity of their votes, and supports absenteeism from their functional tasks. So, the promises of the President of the Assembly, Marcos Castillero, that things would change in Parliament, making us believe that integrity would be the guest of honor of the Chamber. went to the garbage basket.

As a medal of merit for his legislative history, Deputy Ábrego represents the Assembly on the board of directors of the Panama Canal Authority. That this deputy occupies such a position, offends all Panamanians. without distinction.  -LA PRENSA, Apl. 14