Congress LIVE: Full debate project for the return to bicamerality

LIVE | The Plenary of the Congress of the Republic resumed today, Tuesday, July 12, the proposal of constitutional reform that reestablishes the bicamerality in the Legislative powerproject that has been questioned for proposing other changes important in your substitute text. The opinion is authored by the Fujimori parliamentarian Patricia Juárez, who began the plenary session supporting her initiative. After that, the parliamentarians are presenting their position

LIVE: Plenary session of Congress debates project to return to bicamerality

Patricia Juárez presented a substitute text the same day of the debate

The Fujimori congresswoman, who is the author of the bill for the return to bicamerality, delivered this Tuesday, July 12, the substitute text of her opinion. Parliamentarians will debate the initiative without having read the proposal carefully and in time.

PL 660 724 AND OTHERS Substitute Text by The Digital Republic on Scribd

José Balcázar: “We don’t see the urgency of why they want to bring this project”

The parliamentarian of Peru Bicentennial highlighted that Patricia Juárez’s initiative had already been rejected in a previous referendum. He also questioned that the Legislative Power does not have the legitimacy to undertake this change or the necessary resources.

Patricia Juárez supports project that restores the bicameral system in Congress

Patricia Juárez, author of the opinion that proposes the return of the bicameral system in Congress, has supported her project so that it can be submitted for debate and subsequent voting.

As announced by the president of Congress, Maria del Carmen Alvaduring the first days of July, it is expected that this week the opinion of the head of the Constitution Commission, Patricia Juarez, which proposes a return to the bicameral system. However, the Plenary’s agenda may vary depending on how the debate unfolds.

Bicamerality: uncertainty about the votes and final project

The constitutional reform project proposed that the heads of the electoral bodies -JNE, ONPE and Reniec- be subject to constitutional complaints. On the latter, the Fujimorist Patricia Juárez promised that this provision will be removed from the new replacement text.

In addition, Juárez’s proposal proposed that the denied trust issues be extended to three that enable the President of the Republic to dissolve Parliament. Currently there are two. This reform would strengthen Congress and weaken the Executive.

The bicamerality promoted by Fujimorism and its allies intends to create a Legislative with two chambers, of 130 deputies and 60 senators. These may be successively re-elected for an additional period. All these adjustments imply reforming 50 articles of the Constitution.