The President Dina Boluarte Today he celebrates two years in office and the balance of his Government revolves more around the investigations against him, the scandals in his management and the rejection of the citizens. Boluarte remains in power, for now, because a coalition of Congress, with the political parties Fuerza Popular (FP) and Alliance for Progress (APP) at the head, allows it and avoids political control over it.
His allies have maintained their position, despite the fact that Boluarte has eight investigations against him. The most recent is for alleged abandonment of the presidencyl because he was absent in June last year to undergo nose surgery. His former premier Alberto Otarola confirmed the fact before the Congressional Oversight Commission. The Government has not been able to deny it.
But Boluarte is also being investigated for alleged illicit enrichment, in the case The Dynamics of the Centerfor his meetings with former prosecutor Patricia Benavides, for the deactivation of the Special Police Team that supported the Team of Prosecutors against Corruption of power (Eficcop), for the watches and jewelry that he did not declare, for the use of the presidential vehicle (known as “Cofre”)and his visit to a condominium where the fugitive would have been a month before Vladimir Cerronand for the deaths in the protests against this Government.
Two cases in their final stretch
Of those eight investigations, two are in the final stage in the Congress. On Thursday, the Permanent Commission accepted for processing the constitutional complaints presented by the Attorney General’s Office for the deaths in the protests (aggravated homicide and serious injuries) and the Rolexgate case (bribery). The consensus of the benches is greater for the investigation of the undeclared watches than for the victims of repression.
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Dina Boluarte: frustrated vacancies
The number of motions presidential vacancy presented against Boluarte is also eight. They were all frustrated attempts by the opposition. And as reported The Republicthe only bench that voted en bloc and against admitting these requests for debate was Fuerza Popular.
The president faced a motion presidential vacancy for the deaths in the protests, two for the Rolexgate case, two for Los Waykis en la Sombra, two for their trips abroad without leaving any vice president in charge of the Government and one for having undergone surgeries for aesthetic purposes. Only 52 votes were necessary for admission to debate, but even for that there was no agreement.
The coalition that dominates Congress prevented Boluarte from attending the Chamber to respond to the investigations and questions against him.
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The Plenary refused to admit them to debate on seven occasions and one that Congressman Alex Flores had presented for Boluarte’s trips abroad It was sent to the archive because parliamentarians Elvis Vergara (Popular Action), Raúl Doroteo (Popular Action) and Luis Kamiche (Democratic Change) withdrew their signatures from the motion.
Currently, the congresswoman of the Popular Democratic Bloc, Susel Paredes, is promoting a ninth motion of presidential vacancy. However, as he told this newspaper, to date only 14 legislators have signed it. He needs at least 26 of his colleagues to join the request to be able to present it and submit it for debate in plenary.
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His allies and a possible turn
The leader of APP, César Acuña, has asked Congress that “instead of devoting themselves to censorship, questioning or thinking about vacancy, to dedicate themselves to legislating on economic issues, issues of citizen security.” “The big loser, if there is a vacancy or censure, is the population. Don’t waste your time,” he said.
Keiko Fujimori’s political party, Fuerza Popular, will also not support the motion. Fujimori congresswoman Patricia Juárez tried to justify Boluarte’s absence after his surgery. “There is no rule that requires the president to report her illness to Congress,” he alleged.
According to various legislative sources, a sector of Congress would be waiting for the president to call the general election process in April of next year to change her speech and stop supporting Boluarte.
Congressman Edgar Reymundo believes that Boluarte’s situation is becoming increasingly unsustainable. “Right now, all roads lead to that (…). There may be one more change on the part of Fujimorism, because in the case of APP the marriage is more solid,” he reflected.
Boluarte is uncomfortable with the voices calling for his departure from office and considered that these seek to polarize the country. “Enough of the rumors of a presidential vacancy! (…). We have already had lessons that in less than six years we had five different presidents. “Did we win or lose?” he protested yesterday during a ceremony for the 36th anniversary of the National Police of Peru.
Low approval
The president has constantly lost the support of the population in this period. In the midst of the political calculation of the benches of the CongressBoluarte has become one of the most unpopular leaders in the world. A Datum survey, published in El Comercio, found that 94% of Peruvians disapprove, but The most scandalous thing is that his approval is only 3%.
Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén minimized these figures and responded that they are due to the fact that the survey was carried out before the APEC 2024 summit. But it is worth remembering that after the inauguration of the Port of Chancay, the Government returned to its reality with a new scandal over the president’s surgery, over the escape of her brother Nicanor Boluarte over the case The Waykis in the Shadowfor him Presidential “Chest” and the wave of insecurity that has not been able to resolve. That’s what this management sums up.
The fugitives and ministers saved
The Government of Dina Boluarte has two fugitives: Nicanor Boluarte, brother of the president, and Vladimir Cerrón, leader of Perú Libre. The Executive has failed, so far, to capture them.
In addition, two Ministers of State have been censored: Vicente Romero, of the Interior, and Rómulo Mucho, of Energy and Mines.
Romero was censured because Congress considered that his management did not solve the problem of citizen insecurity and Mucho because he opposed the expansion of Reinfo.
The Minister of Social Inclusion, Julio Demartini, faces a new request for censure for alleged irregularities in the Qali Warma program.
Congress, meanwhile, has no intention of censuring the Minister of the Interior, Juan Santiváñez.
