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Colombia shows Panama the way for absentee lawmakers


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Colombia shows Panama the way for absentee lawmakers

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Fines for empty seats?

Posted 06/04/2019
 
Colombia, like Panama and other countries nations in the region, is going through an attendance crisis by its lawmakers.

The absenteeism of the congressmen in the parliament has angered citizens but little has been done until now.

Colombian journalist, Caterine Juvinao,  is seeking collect signatures to sue the deputies or senators, who have missed plenary sessions in more than 30, 50 and even 70 times  

The #TrabajenVagos (slackers get to work) campaign seeks opportunities to sue when they reach five times the law allows.

Juvinao went out to the streets to ask people if they would join the cause of #TrabajenVagos and hundreds these outraged said yes.

Catherine Juvinao used her Twitter account to denounce threats from the congressmen she had denounced, while opinion leaders and citizens opinion leaders gave her support and asked her to reveal lists of absent legislators. in the sessions of the Plenary.

 

https://www.newsroompanama.com/world/colombia-shows-panama-the-way-for-absentee-lawmakers-1

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