The president of a political party acts as party leadership.
The leadership of the party takes care of directives and makes political decisions that imply in the positioning of the party in relation to the economic and institutional issues of the country.
The leader also exerts a power of influence over the other party politicians.
It was approved by the Congress in 1972.
Specifically, it happened on March 22 of this year. Congress set a deadline for state ratification for 1979, but this deadline was not met.