Early elections: why did the Constitution Commission block the government’s project?

This Friday, February 3, the Congressional Constitution Commissionworking group chaired by the fujimorista Hernando Guerra Garciachose to block and delay until July of this year the debate on the constitutional reform project of advance of general elections raised by the government of the president Dina Boluarte.

The temporary sending to the archive of the proposal to advance the elections was ordered after a point of order required by the Avanza País congressman, Alejandro Caverowho demanded that the second paragraph of article 78 of the Rules of Congress be respected.

“If the bill or legislative resolution is rejected, the president will order its filing. The same bill or another that is on the same subject may not be presented until the next annual session, unless agreed by half plus one of the legal number of congressmen”, says the said section.

Hernando Guerra Garciapresident of the Constitution Commission, reported that 14 votes against were needed for the request to not prosper. Alva Cavero. However, there were 11 votes in favor and 10 against.

In this way, any project that proposes early elections and shortening of the presidential and congressional mandate may be debated in the first legislature of the 2023-2024 annual session, which begins on July 27 of this year.