Motion To Celebrate
Mother's Day on August
15 Stalled in
Legislature
An effort by legislators to move Mother's Day holiday back to its original
day, August 15th,
instead of being moved
to the following Monday,
failed.
The proposal was to
bring back Mother's Day
and other holidays like
July 25 to the day it
falls instead of moving
to the following Monday
if the holiday is during
the week, reforming a
law that was passed by
the previous
administration and
causing controversy.
It appears, according to
Luis Antonio Barrantes,
head of the Movimiento
Libertatio party, that
the stalling of
legislative sessions is
part of a political
maneuver by the
Liberación Nacional
party, that is also
slowing down the process
to approve other
important projects, like
the passing of the
reforms to the Ley de
Tránsito.
Mayi Antillón, head of
the Liberación Nacional
party said that the
obstacles came up last
minute, saying that she
had reached a consensus
with the other party
heads to move on the
motion presented by
Mario Quirós on the
Mother's Day change.
For her part, Lorena
Vásquez, head of the
Unidad Socialcristiana
party denies any
movement to stall
parliament.
Vásquez said that, yes,
there are factions that
want to see the
legislature come to a
standstill, however,
there is a group of
legislators that do not
want that to happen.
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