Given the lack of agreement in Congress to advance the general elections to October of this year, President Dina Boluarte today begins a round of dialogue with the leaders of the different political groups. The purpose, reported through social networks by the Presidency of the Republic, is to “promote a space for dialogue and consensus” that will take place at the Government Palace.
Although it has not been reported which groups will be considered for these meetings, it transpired that they would not only be those that have representation in Parliament. Executive sources indicated that it seeks to expand the range of interlocutors in such a way that there is a greater field of action and representativeness of the citizenry.
And it is that despite the fact that the legislature was extended for the second time until this Friday the 17th, in Congress there are no signs of consensus being generated to expand the Plenary’s agenda and include in it the Executive’s project to anticipate the elections in October of this year. 2023.
The first vice president of the Legislature, Martha Moyano, said that she has the “hope” that the issue will come to fruition. However, until the closing of this edition, there were still only 51 congressmen from four benches: Fuerza Popular, Perú Libre, Podemos and Cambio Democrático, who endorsed the measure.
in dialogue with Peru21TV, the congresswoman and spokeswoman for Avanza País, Adriana Tudela, ratified the position of her bloc in favor of an early election but for April 2024, arguing that previously there are constitutional and electoral reforms that must be approved. For Tudela this is not conditioning. “If we continue doing the same thing, we cannot claim to have better results,” she maintained, adding that, in any case, the issue of electoral advancement should be taken up again in the legislature that begins on March 1. “We must prioritize social peace and the stability of our democracy. If we insist on making agreements this week, the necessary votes will most likely not be reached, ”she added.
I knew that
- The 11 votes of Alianza para el Progreso could tip the balance so that the project to advance the elections is seen this week in plenary, but within the bloc there are divided opinions.
- The same happens in Somos Peru, where a sector refuses to cut its mandate.
