He Congress gathered 80 signatures to request the convening of an Extraordinary Plenary Session in which the motion of censure against the president José Jerí. With that number, which meets the regulatory requirement, the process will go to the president of Congress, Fernando Rospigliosiwho must define the date of the session within the period established by law.
In statements, Rospigliosi noted that Reniec’s computer system only recognized 29 of the signatures on the document. In addition, I announced that, within them, Congressman Roberto Kamiche asked to withdraw his signature. The president of Parliament indicated that the problem could be corrected immediately and that once it is concluded he will call the extraordinary session as soon as possible.
Fernando Rospigliosi ruled out any impact on the Board of Directors and specified that the motion of censure aims exclusively against José Jerí. “Nothing is happening with the Board of Directors because the motion is to censure Congressman José Jerí,” he stated. He also rejected a possible resignation.
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The request was promoted by the Renovación Popular bench and supported by a group of benches that question the permanence of José Jerí in office after the dissemination of private meetings with Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang. In addition, the recent scandals of hiring people, between women and men, in State entities after visiting the president in the Government Palace are noted.
The congressmen maintain that these meetings and incorporations of personnel were not transparent and that the president must give explanations to the Plenary about the reasons for the meeting and what was discussed in each of them.
Fernando Rospigliosi, in his capacity as President of Parliament, must convene the plenary session within a maximum period of 15 days. In that session, the spokespersons will be able to intervene, the use of the floor will be granted to the president’s defense if requested and then the corresponding vote will proceed.
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Fernando Rospigliosi assures that only 29 of the signatures are valid
The president of Congress, Fernando Rospigliosireported that it received the letter requesting the convening of an extraordinary plenary session to debate the motion of censure against José Jeríwhich contains 81 digital signatures. However, he specified that after the corresponding verification, only 29 of them are valid. “The motion to convene an extraordinary plenary session has been presented with 81 (digital) signatures. Only 29 are valid,” he commented.
Through his social networks, he indicated that, within that small group that does comply with the regulatory requirements, Congressman Roberto Kamiche, from the Alliance for Progress bench.
Rospigliosi pointed out that he has already informed the promoters of the initiative that they must correct the error. He assured that he will call the extraordinary plenary session as soon as he receives the document with the correct signatures.
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Roberto Kamiche withdraws his signature from the request and appeals “to governability weeks before the 2026 elections”
The congressman Roberto Kamiche Morante of APP sent a letter to Fernando Rospigliosito request the withdrawal of his signature from the Extraordinary Plenary Session to debate the motions against José Jerí. In the letter, dated February 11, 2026, the legislator asks to rescind his support.
Kamiche maintains that his decision responds to the need to preserve political stability just nine weeks before the 2026 General Elections. He argues that the country is at a key moment in the democratic calendar and that it is appropriate to avoid scenarios that could aggravate institutional uncertainty.
The parliamentarian also points out that there are already ongoing investigations in the Parliament’s Oversight Commission, in the Comptroller General of the Republic and in the Public Ministry. He adds that he hopes that the investigations will determine responsibilities and that, if applicable, fiscal and judicial actions will continue after July 28, 2026.
It should be noted that on February 5, Kamiche confirmed on Radio Bethel that he added his signature to the document due to the events involving José Jerí and to follow “the guidelines of the president of Alianza para el Progreso, César Acuña.”
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Fuerza Popular and Somos Perú did not sign the request for an Extraordinary Plenary Session
The bench of Popular Force decided not to subscribe to the request for signatures to request the Extraordinary Plenary that would debate the censorship of José Jerí and warned that it will not join an initiative that, according to its spokespersons and leader Keiko Fujimori, could generate “political instability” in a delicate context.
After reaching more than the 78 necessary signatures, Miguel Torres, Fuerza Popular candidate for vice presidency, indicated during an interview that the party will continue with its position of refusing to sign the motions of censure against President José Jerí. He also stressed that he would only support this initiative if the existence of concrete evidence of alleged crimes committed by Jerí can be proven.
“We maintain our position (…) We are going for the vacancy as soon as it is demonstrated that there is any evidence of a specific crime, until now there are only indications (…) We are not going to sign it because we have a consistent position,” he said via Canal N.
For its part, the group We are Peruparty to which he belongs José Jerínor did he sign the letter to convene the plenary session, which reinforces the absence of support from the ruling bloc. According to a list published in the media, the congressmen of that group did not sign the document that sought to gather the 78 regulatory adhesions to formalize the request before the Board of Directors.
In the morning, Congressman Héctor Valer, from the ruling party, publicly invited the president to undergo a trust issue before him Congress. In a letter addressed to Jerí, Valer proposed that the president use this constitutional mechanism for legislators to express whether they still trust his management, instead of waiting for the eventual debate of the motion of censure.
