Amid questions about the Statements by the current OmbudsmanWalter Gutiérrez, whose tenure ended in 2021, congressmen from different benches have spoken about the selection process and the prospects for a new representative of the entity.
In statements to the Andean Agency, the spokesperson for the Somos Perú caucus explained the situation in which this designation finds itself. “The election process should not go beyond the current legislature and should take place in 30 or 45 days at the most,” said. Furthermore, he confirmed that the candidates would be defined by invitation; that is, in a similar way to what happens with the directors of the BCRP.
Elera specified that, in this process, each bench brings a proposal and the curriculum is subjected to a complete review by each of the members. He detailed that after that, a vote is issued in favor or against by the Board of Spokespersons, responsible for selecting the new ombudsman.
The times have also been confirmed by the congressman Carlos Zeballos, spokesman for the Democratic Peru caucus, who expressed his concern that a regulation for the election process be defined in the next session of the Board of Directors with the representatives of each group so that the new head of the Ombudsman can be announced within a period of 30 days.
On the other hand, José Williams, spokesman for Avanza País, pointed out that the last Board of Spokespersons was held on March 30 and that after that it has not been given again due to the political situationwhich has delayed his parliamentary work.
Thus, Williams added that he hopes the meetings will be taken later. from the week of representation, which is between April 18 and 22so that the benches can begin to offer their proposals.
