Today?s top political news, following last Saturday?s
shoot-out in the Chamber of Deputies, was the statement made by Lila
Alburquerque that she had been cheated out of the legislature?s leadership by a
?deal? made between the PPH (Presidential Project for Hip?lito) and the PLD.
Alburquerque announced her ?total opposition? to the government and PRSC
deputies loyal to her will not attend the Chamber?s sessions pending a final
decision by the party?s Executive Commission on the matter later on this week.
President Mej?a expressed his feeling that by not electing Alburquerque to head
the Chamber of Deputies, the PRD had disturbed the equilibrium within Congress.
He told reporters Nicanor Leyba and Roberto Valenzuela: ?I have always
considered it important that the Reformist Party had someone in the Chamber of
Deputies…?