After the death of the deputy Ifigenia Martínez, its counterpart Olga Sánchez Cordero said that she wants to take her place as president of the Chamber of Deputies.
This is how he made it known Olga Sánchez Cordero to El Universal, to whom She said she is ready to compete for the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies.
It should be noted that only on Saturday, October 5, the death of Ifigenia Martínez was announced, who died at the age of 94.
Ifigenia Martínez He held the presidency of the Lower House for a month, and last Tuesday, October 1, he handed the presidential sash to Claudia Sheinbaum.
Olga Sánchez Cordero wants a woman to be the president of the Chamber of Deputies
Olga Sánchez Cordero pointed out that during the election of the presidency of the Lower House she participated for the position, however, upon learning of Ifigenia Martínez’s request she left the competition.
“When Mrs. Ifigenia told me ‘I would like to be in the Presidency because I want to hand over the band to Claudia Sheinbaum’, I told her ‘I immediately join your proposal and your desire’, and so I did, I joined her, She was an icon all my life for me because she was a woman of struggle, a feminist woman of course, and above all a woman of the left.”
Olga Sánchez Cordero
However, he indicated that After the death of Ifigenia Martínez, another election will have to be held to determine who will occupy the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies
Furthermore, Olga Sánchez Cordero stressed that a prior agreement between the deputies resulted in the decision thatn this LXVI Legislature, a woman holds the presidency in the Lower House.
Given this, the Morenoist representative expressed her desire for this decision to be respected and for a woman to occupy the presidency in the legislative chamber.
Also, expressed his interest in competing for office and becoming president of the Chamber of Deputiesso she asked that women be given the opportunity to be elected.
“What is established is that there should be an election again, and above all because this first year it had been agreed that it was going to be women who were going to become president of the Chamber, and I believe that there has to be an election. Surely Dolores Padierna will be interested and, of course, I am also interested in presiding over the Chamber of Deputies. I would like them to respect that agreement and that in some way they would give those of us who want to become President an opportunity.”
Olga Sánchez Cordero
Sergio Gutiérrez Luna will occupy the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies after the death of Ifigenia Martínez
It should be noted that after the death of Ifigenia Martínez it will be Sergio Gutiérrez Luna whoever holds the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, while the new election process is carried out.
And Olga Sánchez Cordero recalled that, in accordance with the Organic Law of Congress, the vice presidency headed by Sergio de Sergio Gutiérrez Luna is the one who will assume the functions of president while an election is called in the plenary session.
He highlights that after the death of Ifigenia Martínez there will be a tribute to the deputy in the legislative palace of San Lázaro.
The tribute will take place at noon on Monday, October 7and both houses of Congress will be present in the Session Hall.
2024-10-07 03:44:27