Through the networks of the Presidency, the head of state announced that she will send “immediately” to the PL Congress to cut authorities.
The president Dina Boluarte is to waiting for what Congress decides on the substitute text of the project to advance elections for this 2023which was raised by the Constitution Commission. In a message to the nation last Sunday, Boluarte mentioned that if Parliament persists in its refusal to not approve the elections to be held this year, would propose from the Executive a legislative initiative for there to be general elections this year “inevitably” and another for the “total reform” of the 1993 Constitution.
Dina Boluarte would present a bill to advance the 2023 elections
Dina Boluarte announces that she will send “immediately” the project to advance the elections for 2023, after refusal by Congress
Through the social networks of the Presidency, the Executive power “regretted” that Congress has voted against the advancement of elections to 2023.
The president will send “immediately” a bill so that “Peruvians can democratically elect their authorities” this year.
Jaime Quito will talk with all the benches to approve the PL on a referendum. Photo: Congress
Congressman Jaime Quito, from Peru Libre, highlighted that before the plenary session begins this Thursday, February 2, he will talk with “all the benches” so that they are in favor of his bill to hold general elections “in 4 months” with a referendum to convene a constituent assembly.
He then clarified that Peru Libre is not “imposing” a constituent assembly and that they only seek to “consult the people.” In this sense, he mentioned that until now they would have between 45 or 46 secured votes with the legislators who have been proposing the consultation of the constituent assembly.
“We hope to start from that base, but we are also going to talk and coordinate with all of them. We are also going to talk with the benches of the center and we are also going to talk with the benches of the right. I am going to call all of them because we have until 10 in the morning (this Thursday) ”, she expressed in an interview on channel N.
Congressmen of Peru Libre speak after suspension of the Plenary
The spokesman for the Perú Libre bench, Flavio Cruz, indicated that they will take their time to present the minority proposal of congressman Jaime Quito to advance the elections with a referendum.
“With an electoral view we are not going to give a change proposal to the country (…) We have to go for the substance, the problem in Peru is structural. We need big changes and we can do that with a new social pact This is done with a constituent assembly for a new Constitution. We want Parliament to approve the consultation for a constituent assembly,” he said at a press conference.
Next, Jaime Quito pointed out that “we must give the people the opportunity” to determine whether or not they want a constituent assembly. “Tomorrow, when the plenary will restart at 10, we are going to listen to the spokespersons and congressmen who want to speak with us to propose a substitute text for what the people are asking for in the streets, we are going to do it,” he said.
The Board of Directors decided to suspend the plenary session after an altercation with legislators. Photo: Marco Cotrina/La República
Legislators from Peru Libre and other left-wing benches rebuke the president of Congress, José Williams, for not continuing with the session where congressman Jaime Quito was exposing his opinion by minority so that there is an advance of elections this 2023 but with a referendum to call to a constituent assembly.
After the altercation, José Williams announced the suspension of the plenary session for this Thursday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m.
Plenary is suspended again. Now it is scheduled for this Thursday, February 2
After several altercations between members of the Perú Libre caucus and the president of Congress, José Williams, it was decided to suspend the plenary session of Congress for the third consecutive day. Now, Parliament scheduled the session to restart this Thursday, February 2, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Alberto Otárola did not want to rule on the refusal of Congress for 2023 complementary elections. Photo: Grace Mora/URPI -LR
The head of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola, did not want to refer to the rejection of the Plenary Session of Congress for complementary elections to be held in December 2023.
When asked about the issue, when he was giving a press conference with the coach of the Peruvian team Juan Reynoso and the president of the FPF, Agustín Lozano, the prime minister chose to withdraw, leaving the two members of national football alone to answer about the restart of League 1 this weekend.
Jaime Quito supports a project to advance elections with a constituent assembly. Photo: The Republic
Now the minority opinion proposed by congressman Jaime Quito, of Peru Libre, on bills 1897 and 1918, regarding the constitutional reform for the advancement of general elections and the referendum to call a constituent assembly, is supported.
Congress rejected complementary elections in December 2023
The substitute text that proposed complementary elections in December 2023 was rejected by the Plenary of Congress with 68 votes against, 54 votes in favor and 2 abstentions.
Indeed, the president stated that would call new elections for October 15, 2023 and that the second round be in December. Along the same lines, he pointed out that legislators could make “necessary” constitutional modifications until February 28.
Next, he announced that another of his proposals would focus on the next elected legislature delegates powers to the Constitution Commission to make “a total reform” of the Political Constitution of 1993, and that said change be ratified by referendum.
For its part, Parliament continues to discuss Hernando Guerra García’s proposal for the elections to be this 2023. Now, the legislator points out that the elections would be complementary. On his initiative, the elections would take place in December of this year and the change of command in May 2024 for the president and Congress.
It is so the new authorities would not start a new five-year termbut rather that their terms would end in July 2026. Subsequently, José Williams, head of the Legislature, began the debate for this new proposal that must have 87 votes in two legislatures or, in any case, 66 to be ratified via referendum.
Hernando Guerra García seeks to convince the benches to be in favor of the substitute text for early elections this 2023. Photo: Congress
The legislators of Free Peru have been criticizing this proposal because they point out that consultation of a constituent assembly should have been included to change the Constitution. Other benches such as Cambio Democrático, Perú Bicentenario and Acción Popular have already spoken out against Hernando Guerra’s initiative.
It should be mentioned that the Congress suspended up to three times the session to see the advance of the elections for this 2023. On Friday, January 27, the session was postponed to Monday in order to vote on a reconsideration of the rejection of the substitute text for the elections this year.
In addition, on Monday the reconsideration was approved, but the debate was postponed after ‘Nano’ Guerra requested a fourth intermission. Finally, on Tuesday it was suspended again until this Wednesday at 11:00 am after it was decided to extend the legislature until February 10.
Dina Boluarte: what happens if the president resigns?
Yes Dina Boluarte decides to resign from the position of president, who would assume that function would be the current head of the Board of Directors of Congress, José Williams, who would put on the presidential sash to call general elections. These elections would take place in 2024, in accordance with the Organic Law of Elections in this case. In other words, the elections would be brought forward without the need for the Legislature to validate a bill.
