For the third time, the Congress of the Republic censored a member of the ministerial cabinet. First it was Carlos Gallardo from the Ministry of Education, then Hernán Condori from the Ministry of Health and now Betssy Chavez of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion, whose ownership he assumed on February 8. however yes They rejected the proposal to censor Patricia Chirinos from the position of third vice president of Parliament.
The measure against Chavez was achieved by having 71 votes in favor, despite the fact that when she was questioned, on May 12, very few parliamentarians were in the chamber to listen to her. The Head of State, Pedro Castilloyou must accept the resignation within 72 hours.
Photo: TV Congress capture
The motion of censure was presented on the 19th of this month by Fuerza Popular with the signatures of members of Avanza País, Alianza para el Progreso (APP) and Popular Renewal. Yesterday, in a plenary session, members of Acción Popular (AP), Somos Perú and non-grouped members of the Purple Party and Podemos also joined. They only required 66 for approval.
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More discrepancies in Peru Libre
What attracted the most attention was the nine votes of the Peru Libre caucus that determined the censorship of Chávez Chino, who was previously part of his group. They were the spokesman Waldemar Cerrón, the ex-premier Guido Bellido and the so-called cerronistas Kelly Portalatino, Margot Palacios, María Taipe, Alfredo Pariona, Américo Gonza and Flavio Cruz.
Along these lines, Elizabeth Medina also voted, who is now part of the Bloc Magisterial bench, a group that recently split from the ruling party. Without these votes, only 61 would have been reached.
As effect, Congressman Jorge Marticorena submitted his irrevocable resignation to the Peru Libre caucus, stating that his participation in this group “is unsustainable.” At the moment, the parliamentarian has not given more details on the subject and if he seeks to join another parliamentary group. For his part, Carlos Zeballos, spokesman for Democratic Peru (PD), commented that he will invite him to join the ranks of his caucus.
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Divided positions have also been shown within the benches. For example, AP had announced their support, but only 7 of them voted in favor, 2 against, and 3 abstained. This last option was also chosen by three APP representatives (see table).
with other arguments
The motion of censure stated that Chávez failed to “properly and fully answer the questions raised” in his interpellation, for which they conclude “his lack of capacity and serious negligence in his management at the head of his sector”. The interpellatory statement that he faced was based on the air traffic controllers’ strike that caused flight losses during the last Holy Week. Likewise, for the proposal to join Servir to the portfolio that he presided over.
However, other facts were taken into account in the debate. Hernando Guerra García, a Fujimori spokesman, spoke about the resignations in the National Superintendence of Labor Inspection (Sunafil). Others highlighted the problems in Essalud. Regarding Sunafil, there were nine officials who resigned and said they hope that the Government will avoid any attempt to take over the institution. About, Norma Yarrow he asked the premier for a report on the measures taken.
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Cerron in Palace
The censorship debate began when the founder of Peru Libre, Vladimir Cerrón, met with President Pedro Castillo in Government Palace. The sentenced ex-governor arrived together with Richard Rojas, leader of the party and whom the government previously tried to appoint as ambassador. According to the Transparency portal, Cerrón met with the president from 11:25 a.m. to 12:47 p.m. and Rojas with the undersecretary at similar times.
Vladimir Cerrón spoke about Peru Libre’s vote on censorship against Betssy Chávez. Photo: Twitter capture
Cerrón reported via Twitter that the meeting was authorized by the bench as “allies”, not “comrades”. The fact did not go unnoticed by parliamentarians. Guillermo Bermejo alluded to this meeting in the context of censorship.
For its part, Sigrid Bazanfrom Cambio Democrático, said that those who supported the censorship did so “on the side of Confiep and not of the workers.”
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Photo: Twitter/Sigrid Bazán
Avanza País evaluates censorship of the premier
Congresswoman Norma Yarrow, of Avanza País, said that her caucus is considering presenting a motion of censure against the president of the Council of Ministers, Aníbal Torres, who was questioned on May 12.
“We are all evaluating the issue of censorship. The Avanza País bench always works in coordination, it will meet and make a decision, the one that the country wants to hear”, he said.
If the premier is censured, the entire cabinet must change. This means that if it happens one more time, Congress can be dissolved. For this reason, Torres challenged them to censor him and still no party has promoted him.
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Guillermo Bermejo, PD congressman
“When they say there are dead, the buzzards appear. There are people who are hanging around the Palace that shows why the vote of a sector here has voted together with the vacators”.
Hernando Guerra García, spokesman for Fuerza Popular
“The vote of the cerronista sector has been very clear. It would be a bit strange that the next day there is someone from that block in that ministry. It would be more transparent if it were someone independent.”
