irresponsible. One more time, the Plenary of Congress He lost the opportunity to vindicate himself before the country, put aside his particular interests and resume the discussion for an eventual advancement of general elections in October 2023. And it is that when everything made it presume that the 61 votes necessary for expand the agenda and consult the Plenary if it was appropriate or not to debate the Executive’s bill for the reduction of the presidential and congressional mandate, the bench of the Magisterial Bloc withdrew its adhesion and with it took its 10 votes that left the floor without floor order.
Only four benches: Fuerza Popular, which represents 24 congressmen; Free Peru (15); Podemos Peru (7) and Cambio Democrático (5) maintained their position, but the 51 congressmen they represent were not enough. To justify this unexpected setback, legislator Édgar Tello once again pulled out his proposal that the advance be accompanied by a consultation for the holding of a constituent assembly. According to him, it is not conditioning but “listening to the population.”
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For his part, his colleague Paul Gutiérrez acknowledged that “we cannot think of continuing to assume functions until 2026.” However, it seems that he is not in a hurry because he added that the issue could be taken up again in the legislature that begins on July 27. In this scenario, it would no longer be possible to hold elections in October.
But doublespeak is not exclusive to the left. Consulted the congressman of Somos Perú, José Jerí, if they would endorse the request for an expansion of the agenda, he said that they would support the issue when it reaches the plenary session, knowing that this will not be possible without the previous step.
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The president of the Constitution Commission, Hernando Guerra García, maintained that the position of the Magisterial Bloc “reveals the little consistency and lack of political maturity that the leftist bench has.” “The constituent assembly is a pretext, in reality they have no intention of things changing, they are only interested in maintaining the status quo and staying as long as they can,” he said.
However, he said that since the extended legislature closes today, time could still be addressed, but as long as there is “political will.” And that is something that, in light of the facts, most of the political benches lack.
