Gerardo Fernandez Noronanew president of the Board of Directors of the Senate of the Republicnoted that His position and convictions will not change just because he presides over the House. high. Although he promised to do it with institutionality, he said that in the debates will be able to participate as any other senator.
“I’m not going to change, I will preside over the SenateI will do it with respect to the debate, but I’m going to continue debating anyway. When I want to debate, I will go down to my seat.from there I will ask for the floor and participate as any other senator,” he told the media after the Constitutive Session of the Upper House.
Being President of the Senate does not silence you or eliminate your convictions, nor does it nullify the firmness of the debate that must exist in the face of highly controversial issues. Fernandez Noronha.
Fernandez Noroña was elected as president of the Senate
This Thursday, the plenary session of the 128 new senators who will serve for the next six years was established. Fernandez Noroña was elected as president of the Board of Directors of Senate with 127 votes in favor and only one against.
In his first speech as senator president, Fernández Noroña thanked Morena for the opportunity to legislate from the Board of Directors; and all the parliamentary forces, the vote of confidencenot without first emphasizing that his work will be carried out with honor, responsibility, respect and, above all, promoting unity and debate of ideas.
I am pleased that all the political forces that make up this Senate are represented and that with this unity we serve the country beyond our differences of opinion. Fernandez Noronha.
“I would like to thank all the parliamentary factions (…) for having supported with their vote that this Board of Directors has such an enormous honour and such a great responsibility.”
Fernandez Noroña hopes that AMLO’s reforms will be approved
Among the expectations of the senator Gerardo Fernandez Norona for the first year of the LXVI Legislature are found in the approve all the reforms sent by the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
What are your expectations for this legislative year?, he asked her The Sun of Mexico; “approve all reforms that the partner sent president“, he replied.
The challenges? Nonesince he stated that the official block of Morena, PT and PVEM already have two-thirds of the Senate.
No challenges because we have a qualified majority in both Chambers. Fernandez Noronha.
Fernández Noroña avoided mentioning Who or from which party will it be? senator that Morena counts on to approve reforms constitutional issues such as the judicial reform initiative, which will have priority at the start of the legislative period, starting on September 1.
We have a qualified majority, there will be a reform of the Judicial Branch, the people of Mexico will elect in 2025, by universal, secret and direct vote, half of the federal and local judges. And in 2027, the other half.Fernandez Noronha.
About the case of Javier Corralwho today took the oath of office as senator for Morena, Fernández Noroña described the new arrest warrant as a nonsense and part of a political strategy which will not work since Corral Jurado already has immunity that protects him from being arrested.
With the same idea as Javier Corral, Fernandez Noroña accused which was the bench of National Action allowed the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office of Chihuahua to issue the arrest warrant in the Senate, and noted:
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“I I will ensure the respect of all senators. In any case, they are asking for his immunity to be removed. There will be those who say no, until the first (of September), which is the session of the General Congress, but they should not touch a hair of his head, they will not be able to do so.”