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Carlos Ricardo Benavides Jiménez, member of the National
Liberation
Party, PLN,
was elected
president of
the
legislature
today with 39
valid votes
plus one null
vote.
/ Deputy
Benavidez official
Facebook page photo.
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Deputies elect
the new president of the
legislature
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By
the A.M. Costa Rica
staff
Lawyer and specialist in
public law, Carlos Ricardo
Benavides Jiménez, member of
the National Liberation Party,
PLN, was elected president of
the legislature with 39 valid
votes plus one null vote.
The other deputy who
competed for the presidency of
the legislature was Erwen
Masis Castro, member of the
Christian Social Party Unit,
PUSC, who obtained 16 votes.
An additional candidate was
the deputy José María Villalta
Florez Estrada member of the
Broad Front Party, who
received only his own vote.
After the election, the new
president of the Legislative
Assembly* said in a
press conference that he will
seek to generate adequate
political control to build
agreements that contribute to
the economic and social growth
of the country. "Political
control and the generation of
agreements are two sides of
the same coin and you can
build a lot from the
dialogue."
Deputy Benavidez is the
president for a period of one
year, replacing Carolina
Hidalgo Herrera of the
government party of Carlos
Alvarado’s Citizen Action
Party, PAC.
Carlos Ricardo Benavides
Jiménez is a Costa Rican
lawyer, entrepreneur, and
politician, president of the
Legislative Assembly and
current deputy in first place
for San José. Benavides holds
a degree in Law and Public
Notary by the University of
Costa Rica, is a specialist in
Public Law through the
Graduate Studies System of the
same academic center and
gastronomic entrepreneur.
President Benavides has been
a deputy in two periods: from
2002 to 2006 and the current
period from 2018 to 2022, was
president of the World Tourism
Organization between 2008 and
2010, was Minister of Tourism
from 2006 to 2011, was
minister during the
governments of former
president Óscar Arias Sánchez
and former president Laura
Chinchilla Miranda.
The Costa Rican-American
Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)
calls on the deputies to
prioritize the approval of
projects that help reactivate
the economy, improve the
investment climate and clean
up the government's finances
during its new session.
"In AmCham, we recognize the
management of the first year
of the legislature and the
commitment of the vast
majority of the deputies to
reach a consensus that will
allow the country to advance
in key projects for its
development," said Elias
Soley, president of the
chamber. "We believe it is
very important that this
dynamic continues and that
projects help reactivate the
economy, improve the
investment climate and clean
up public finances can be
approved."
In addition, the Chamber asks
the deputies to continue with
a series of new law projects,
to be approved. Among the
projects that are still not
approved are:
- Dual technical education and
training law.
- Law to regulate teleworking.
- Law to strengthen the
competition authorities of
Costa Rica.
- Law of exemption regimes and
not subject to the payment of
taxes, their granting and
control over use and
destination.
- Strengthening of efficient
models of the association
between the government and
private companies, for the
development of infrastructure.
According to the Chamber, the
quantity and quality of laws
approved during the first year
of the deputies make this
Legislative Assembly one of
the most productive since
1990.
AmCham notes that the deputies
approved last year, several
laws that are important for
the country, such as Law of
Strengthening of Public
Finances and the General
Reform of the Regulations of
the Legislative Assembly.
During the first year of the
work of the deputies in the
Legislative Assembly, 114 new
laws were approved, in
addition to the projects
required for the process of
access to the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and
Development, OECD.
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What
laws should deputies
prioritize? We
would like to know your thoughts
on this story. Send your comments
to: news@amcostarica.com
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