translated from Spanish: Committee on energy approved eligibility of applicants to the CRE

Mexico.-with the vote against the PAN and PRI, the Energy Commission adopted the opinion of eligibility of the new triads, sent by the Federal Executive to the post of Commissioner d and the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). The President of the Commission, Armando Guadiana Tijerina clarified that the opinion was modified to specify that you changed the term “fitness” by the of “eligibility” of the candidates of the triads. Prior to the approval, Senator Julen Rementeria port, bread, failed “abrupt and rude” attitude of one of the applicants by refusing to answer questions. It was considered that the triads, where repeated 11 of 12 candidates, are an imposition of the Federal Executive, which said that it would vote against the appointments. Invited to reject these shortlists, “not on a whim. “Not because they come from the President, but they do not serve the Energy Regulatory Commission and because it does not propose the conditions required”. The President continued, must respect to the Senate and send new shortlists, as the law commands it.

Photo: Reform on the other hand the Senators of Morena, Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, Armando Guadiana Tijerina and Américo Villarreal Anaya, agreed that the present meet the profile, they have capacity and feature requirements required to fill the four vacancies of the regulatory body.

President, said Perez Cuellar, complies with the law by sending the triads to fill the offices and said that the precise conditions are not established in the law on how the new triads should be sent. Senator of the PVEM, Raul Bolanos-cacho Cue, asked to make a surprise by the attitude of “shameful” of applicants, then yesterday Edmundo Sanchez Aguilar left the room saying “coming to waste their time”, when by law those who should be interviewed they aspire to a vacancy. He said, however, they appeared meet the requirements, but there must be signs of legislative prudence. He asked not to be carried away by the abrupt and informal attitudes of yesterday and endorse the triads.

Senator Cora Cecilia Pinedo Alonso, PT, expressed their rejection to the attitude of the present. Edmundo Sánchez, he said, is not an eligible person for the post. The Senator from the PRI, Mario Zamora Gastelum, said that “it’s a lack of respect, touch and division of powers”, the tweet of the Secretariat of energy (which was then withdrawn from the social network) support to the present.” We try to be consistent. “We do not make in lifting fingers”, said.

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