The Congress of the republic rejected this Friday, July 15, the constitutional reform project that proposed the reestablishment of the bicameral system in that power of the State by not reaching the necessary 87 votes.
By 71 votes in favor, 45 against and 6 abstentions, the national representation dismissed the last substitute text presented by the president of the Constitution Commission, Patricia Juárez (Popular Force). In this way, the initiative will go to a referendum.
The document stated modifications to articles 2 (paragraph 5), 39, 56, 57, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 117, 118, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 142, 150, 157, 161, 162, 182, 183, 191, 194, 201, 203 and 206 of the Constitution.
Said constitutional body mentions the fundamental rights of the person. Articles 102-A and 102-B, referring to the powers of the Senate, are also incorporated.
These include: the election of the Ombudsman, the Comptroller General of the Republic, three directors of the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) and ratify the appointment of ambassadors who do not belong to the Diplomatic Service as representatives before international organizations.
Last Thursday, at 10:42 p.m., he had entered other substitute text to be put to the consideration of the parliamentarians for the debate that was resumed in the plenary session this Friday.
Among the modifications, the president of the National Election Jury (JNE), the head of the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), the head of the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec), the superintendent of Banking and Insurance, and the president of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR) of the list of senior officials with constitutional prerogative.
In addition, it was proposed to modify article 90 to ensure in the Political Constitution itself that at least one senator is elected for each electoral constituency.
The last Tuesday 12 the opinion that proposes the return to the bicameral had passed fourth intermediateat the request of the head of the Constitution Commission), after the request of several legislators to make changes to the text.
Patricia Juárez herself raised the possibility that call a referendum to vote on the bicameralityin case the opinion that proposes the return to this system does not reach 87 votes in the Plenary Session of Congress.
