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It is the fourth initiative of this type that has been rejected in the last week in Peru after the call for electoral advancement proposed by President Dina Boluarte last Sunday.
This Friday afternoon, the Constitution Commission of the Peruvian Congress once again said no to Dina Boluarte. The president’s proposal to hold general elections this year will not be voted on or debated in the current legislature, which has a week left.
On this occasion, 11 deputies voted in favor, 10 against and one abstained, a goal that is close but far from the 14 votes needed for the initiative to move to the next phase of parliamentary debate.
For the green light to be given, and in the case of a constitutional reform, the project would have to go through Congress, where it needs 87 votes out of 130 in favor. Then, to be ratified in a second vote by the future legislature, which begins on February 15, a step that is no longer required since it has not passed the first stage.
“If the president feels that she is not capable or is not up to the task given by the citizens, she should step aside. But it is not her task to try to force decisions in another state power such as Parliament,” he said. Alejandro Cavero, of the right-wing Avanza País party, leaving the plenary session.
Hours before the vote on Friday, Justice Minister José Tello explained that the proposed bill brought the elections forward to the second Sunday in October 2023.
“We are at a very important stage in our history. We have to assume a role from the Executive and Legislative branches of openness to dialogue, of conversation, of hope, which is what Peruvians are looking for, hope. We must give them hope, parliamentarians,” he said. the head of Justice before the Constitution Commission of Congress.
Finally, it does not seem that it will be like that. In the last week, four projects of the same nature have been rejected, which puts President Boluarte on the ropes while the protests against her continue, demanding her resignation, the closure of Congress and the holding of some early presidential elections.
with EFE
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