Cepeda's "National Agreement" That Would Give the President Power to Legislate Without Congress
Petrista candidate Iván Cepeda proposes a "national agreement" that, according to his own statements, could grant the president powers to legislate by decree without going through Congress...
TL;DR
- Iván Cepeda proposes a "national agreement".
- This agreement could grant the president powers to legislate by decree.
- This bypasses the need for Congressional approval.
- Experts compare the proposal to Hugo Chávez's "enabling laws" in Venezuela.
- Chávez's laws led to power concentration and a mass exodus of Venezuelans.