The cabinet chaired by Alberto Otárola He must ask the Plenary of Congress for the confidence to govern hand in hand with President Dina Boluarte. At the gates of closing the year and with an extension of the legislature until January 31, 2023, the benches are marking their position against the new face of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
While parliamentary groups of the center and right have expressed their willingness to grant confidence to the new Cabinet of Ministers, the left bloc blames the prime minister for the deaths in the protests in the interior of the country.
To gain confidence, the former Defense Minister of ollanta humala it needs the support of half plus one of the legal number of congressmen, that is, 66.
preliminary positions
Article 130 of the Constitution states that “within 30 calendar days of assuming duties”, the prime minister must go to Congress, in the company of his cabinet, to expose the general policy of the government in order to gain confidence. Given this, the head of the Legislature, José Williams (Avanza País), said that perhaps today they will define the date. “Probably tomorrow (today) we will meethe declared.
Among the congressmen, one of the first to speak out was Waldemar Cerrón, spokesman for Peru Libre. “The bench will take a position. Whoever speaks to you aims to say yes because I am one of those who waits to see how the work of the ministers is going”, he stated.
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He also spoke in favor Eduardo Salhuana (Alliance for Progress), who said his group is likely to back the lawyer. “I see no reason not to trust this cabinet. The vote (of APP) must be en bloc and we will surely do so”, he held to Peru21.
The former president of Congress, María del Carmen Alva (Popular Action) indicated that the current ministers “have a better moral and public management profile” compared to those appointed by Pedro Castillo. Karol Paredes (AP) agreed with her, who did not rule out giving a vote of confidence, but not before remembering that at least eight members of his bench “they tend to vote differently” (‘children’).
Rosangella Barbarán specified that although Fuerza Popular has not yet met, she considers that a vote could be in favor. If APP (10), PL (15), FP (24), Avanza País (9) and a fraction of AP (6) approve the trust, they would add 64 votes, without counting those not grouped (11).
However, former allies of the Castillo government reject the new PCM. “The Minister of Defense is awarded the premiership for murdering people (in protests)”, expressed Sigrid Bazán (Democratic Change). José María Balcázar from Perú Bicentenario told this medium that “there are many questions”.
Keep in mind
- The new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday with four changes in Defense, Interior, Education and Culture.
- Margot Palacios (PL) denounced Dina Boluarte and Alberto Otárola for genocide before the IACHR, for the deaths during protests in the interior of the country.
- “The changes that are proposed in the government have to respond to the demands of the citizenry”, said the Secretary General of Transparency, Iván Lanegra.
