The deepening of the Venezuelan revolutionary process led by President Hugo Chavez, is now the Enabling Act a key year for the construction of a new political, economic and social development in the country.
With the passage of this legislation, which was held in a special session of Parliament with the people in the capital's Plaza Bolivar, give the president power to legislate on matters of national interest.
In his complaint, Chavez initially sought authority to enact decrees with courage and force of law in 10 strategic areas, among which stand out economic, financial, social, culture, security and defense. This project
Members added one more in the debates, as the energy sector, to the President to legislate in this area.
Thus, when adding the oil sector, the government will have the power to bring any legislation on hydrocarbons and their derivatives, joint ventures, gas and electrical system.
Furthermore, these spe-cial powers are justified, according to the National Assembly on the need to refound the nation through the construction of socialism, with more in-inclusion and social justice. With
enactment of this legislation "considered one of the key elements in the new state mandate, it gives the government greater strength, while the country is placed in a position to have more effective laws.
In that sense, parliamentary sources consulted by Prensa Latina reported that the Enabling Act will strengthen the institutions of the Republic, to create the bases with a view to building a socialist-oriented model.
After swearing the office for the term 2007-2013, Chavez highlighted the entry into a new stage, which requires legislation able to support efforts to deepen the revolutionary process including nationalizations in strategic sectors.
This makes sense if one takes into account the existence of laws that show certain gap with the progress that aims toward a new socialist project in the country, which requires a mechanism able to change that picture.
to the legislature, the country calls for changes that can not wait, and hence sustain the approval of the special powers requested by the head of state.
turn, with the approval of the Enabling Act is to avoid all the procedures that each of the laws would have to comply within the Parliament and that deserve to be treated with urgency, in line with changes operating in the South American nation.
Given this step, now the Special Committee headed by Vice President Jorge Rodriguez held within a period of nearly three months, draft decrees.
conclude this phase, a phase provides up to 11 months of public consultation before its final passage by the Executive.
This process is carried out in parallel with the reform of the Constitution in order that emerged from the enabling legislation to respond to the principles of the Constitution.
This was extended to 18 months the period of validity of the legislation, while it is estimated that in the context of this law is drawn between 40 and 60 legal texts, in order to promote the construction of the socialist project in Go-nezuela. (PL)
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