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Bill: Democratic appointment of the mayors
Details
Submitted by[?]: União dos Partidos Trabalhistas
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 3595
Description[?]:
| Believing in the democratic spirit of our country, we, of União dos Partidos Trabalhistas propose the change of the law "The appointment of mayors". We really believe that only if the people have the power to choose their own representatives then we will have a strong and real democracy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Local governments determine the method of appointment.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:22:23, December 21, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Workers Party | To | Debating the Democratic appointment of the mayors |
| Message | The DWP is proud to support this initiative to reverse the anti-democracy policies of the TDU. |
| Date | 08:48:36, December 21, 2013 CET | From | União Democrática do Tukarali | To | Debating the Democratic appointment of the mayors |
| Message | "There is more than one way of democratic appointment of mayors than just direct election. The current system allows the democratically eelcted local representatives to decide whether a "parliamentary system", where the mayor is elected by local council, is better suited to their locality, or whether the mayor is directly elected in a quasi-presidential system, or, thirdly, whether the democratically elected local council jointly exercises mayoral powers. In all cases the people have the power to chose their representatives, i.e. their local councils. We certainly will not support this bill which restricts the democratic pluralism for our democratically elected local councils." Tancredo da Silva, Minister of Internal Affiars |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 51 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 74 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: When forming a cabinet, try to include as few parties as possible, while still obtaining a majority of the seats. |
| Random quote: "The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart." - Mahatma Gandhi |