Sentences with phrase «new constituent assembly»

The government wants a new constituent assembly with powers to rewrite the constitution and override congress.

By Tuesday, parliament was practically disempowered, overtaken by Maduro's controversial new Constituent Assembly.

They should campaign for a new constituent assembly to set new structures for the world community: for a change of laws regarding migration of peoples.

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«After much reflection I have concluded that the best way I can continue to serve my constituents is in the New York State Assembly,» Mr. Cusick said in a statement.

The new Assembly member said he was grateful for all the support he received from both the party and constituents and vowed to improve their quality of life.

Silver offered an emotional apology to the judge who will sentence him next month, saying in a letter that he had «failed the people of New York,» adding: What I have done has hurt the Assembly, and New York, and my constituents terribly, and I regret that more than I can possibly express.»

«What I have done has hurt the Assembly, and New York, and my constituents terribly,» he wrote, «and I regret that more than I can possibly express.»

The Assembly's minority Republicans, who gathered Tuesday for the swearing in of four new legislators, now count 44 members in that 150 - seat chamber and promise to represent constituents and offer good ideas for the state, regardless of who gets credit.

Nicole Malliotakis, a member of the New York State Assembly who represents Oakwood Beach and Ocean Beach, which are participating in the buyout program, said many of her constituents are actively seeking buyouts in part because they don't know how and when other types of help will come.

It's «declaration of the founding of the Transitional National Council» lists its goals which include ensuringhr safety of citizens, the restoration of normal civilian life, facilitating the election of a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution to be put to referendum and a transitional government to pave the way for free elections.

During her 19 years in the New York State Assembly, she has proven to be a dedicated public servant who puts needs of her constituents and New Yorkers first.

Faso, a former minority leader of the state Assembly and the GOP candidate for New York governor in 2006, has taken heat during his brief time in Congress for voting in favor of the Republican health care bill in the House and for refusing to hold town hall - style meetings with constituents in his district.

«I hear it from not only constituents and business owners, I hear it — oddly enough — from my own colleagues in the New York State Assembly,» said Assemblyman John T. McDonald III, an Albany Democrat who co-sponsored a bill on ride - sharing this year.

New York City Democrats in the Assembly and Senate and Cuomo want to strengthen the rent law so thousands of more constituents don't face spikes in rent and thousands more apartments don't leave the program under some provisions Democrats have long criticized.

«What I have done has hurt the Assembly, and New York, and my constituents terribly, and I regret that more than I can possibly express,» he wrote.

«You have to continue to tell your elected representatives on the City Council and in the Assembly that New Yorkers don't want a tax on their carry - out bags,» Felder wrote, addressing his constituents.

[1] The Constituent Assembly of the party subsequently convened on 21 February 2009 and elected Veltroni's former deputy Dario Franceschini as the new secretary.

Please call your New York State Assembly Member, click here to find your Assembly Member, and tell your Assembly member that you are a constituent and you want your Assembly member to add their name and sponsor A9953 the Carryout Bag Waste Reduction bill.

«I think we all understand that this is a new technology that is something that our constituents would like to see available to them, so I think we are just trying to get there and put things that we think important in the bill,» said Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D - NY), another co-sponsor of the Assembly bill, who represents the University Hill and downtown Syracuse area.

The film follows two disparate actors in the process, Emma Ben Jemaa, a secular journalist vying to keep religion out of government, and Jawhara Ettis, a Constituent Assembly member who works to lead the nation towards Islamic principles, charting the development of a new government, a changing society, and the role women play in the two.