The bench of Alliance for Progress (APP) spoke after the resignations of Héctor Acuña and Gladys Echaíz, and thanked the work of both for almost 12 months.
Through its Twitter account, said parliamentary group indicated that it will continue to work for the best for the Congress of the Republic.
“We appreciate the work carried out by Congressmen Gladys Echaiz and Héctor Acuña, who today resigned from our parliamentary group. We ratify APP’s commitment to continue working for democracy and the development of the country”noted on the social network.
Hours before, the APP bench had published a post on Twitter in which, although it thanked both of them for their work, it stated that the “The interests of the country are above those of individuals”. Later, he deleted it.
“The APP bench thanks Congressmen Gladys Echaíz and Héctor Acuña for their work, who have decided to submit their resignation. The interests of the country are above those of individuals, so our group will continue to work for the best for Parliament”initially wrote on the social network.
As recalled, Gladys Echaiz This Friday, July 15, he presented his letter of resignation to the APP bench, with which he had reached Parliament in the last general elections, alleging “reasons of conscience”.
Later, hours later, it was learned that Hector Acuna Peralta He also presented his resignation to the parliamentary group of the party founded by his brother César, with which he was left with 12 members.
Like the former prosecutor of the Nation, said parliamentarian was also voiced as one of the APP letters to preside over the Board of Directors.
It should be noted that legislators from Renovación Popular, such as Jorge Montoya and José Cueto, were in favor of the profile of Gladys Echaiz to preside over the Board of Directors, once María del Carmen Alva’s term ends.