The President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, welcomed the fact that “good sense, responsibility and democracy” prevailed, after Congress rejected the vacancy motion against him.
Through his Twitter account, the head of state said that he respects the decision of those who voted in favor of his dismissal and asked “close this page and work together for the great challenges of the country”.
“I salute that good sense, responsibility and democracy have prevailed. I recognize the parliamentarians who voted against the vacancy, and I respect the decision of those who did. I call on everyone to close this page and work together for the great challenges of the country”he wrote on the social network.
As it is recalled, by 55 votes in favor, 54 against and 19 abstentions, the national representation rejected the multiparty proposal that sought to remove from office Castle Lumps.
The vacancy motion was promoted by Jorge Montoya (Popular Renewal) and had the signatures of 50 legislators from the benches of Popular Renewal, Popular Force, We Are Peru, Advance Country, We Can Peru and Alliance for Progress.
This was the second attempt to remove peter castle of the Presidency of the Republic, in the midst of the constant friction between the Executive and Legislative since the president assumed the leadership of the Government on July 28 of last year.
In December 2021, a first vacancy motion announced by Patricia Chirinos (Avanza País) was raised with the support of 29 parliamentarians from different political groups. However, he did not get the 52 votes necessary for his admission.
