The Minister of Culture, Alexander Salasconsidered that the representatives in the Congress of the Republic “waste time” discussing “absurd vacancies” against President Pedro Castillo.
Through his Twitter account, the head of the Mincul pointed out that it is time to leave behind the quarrels and “get to work”since millions of Peruvians “waiting for solutions”.
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“While millions of Peruvians await solutions, their representatives in Congress waste time discussing absurd vacancies. It’s time to leave behind grudges and get to work. Peru needs it”he wrote on the social network.
On March 14, Congress admitted the presidential vacancy motion. The mandatary peter castle It must be presented on Monday, March 28 at 3:00 in the afternoon before the Plenary.
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 89-A of the Rules of Procedure of Congress, the President of the Republic may personally exercise his right of defense or be assisted by a lawyer, for up to 60 minutes.
Subsection d) indicates that the agreement that declares the vacancy of the Presidency of the Republic, for the reasons provided for in subsection 2) of article 113 of the Constitution, requires a qualified voting no less than 2/3 of the legal number of members of Congress, that is, 87 votes.
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The final vote was 86 votes in favor, 21 against and 10 abstentions. In this way, the Board of Directors indicated that it will send the information on the Parliament’s determination to the president.
Before this date was approved, the proposal of the spokesperson for Renovación Popular was rejected, Jorge Montoyawho proposed that the presentation of the head of state be given on Friday, March 18.
