The former head of the PCM criticized the substitute text presented by the Fujimorist ‘Nano’ Guerra, president of the Constitution Commission. “All this nonsense just to get re-elected,” Vásquez said.
Mirtha Vasquezformer president of the Council of Ministers during the Government of Pedro Castillocriticized the replacement text proposed by the advance of complementary elections by December 2023, which was presented by the president of the Constitution Commissionthe fujimorista Hernando Guerra Garciain the session of plenary session of the Congress this Wednesday the 1st.
Through her social networks, the former head of the PCM showed her disagreement with said proposal, which she described as a “derision” and a “nonsense” so that congressmen can be “re-elected” in the event of the advance of general elections.
“The formula that has been presented is a new mockery of the country. This is a cut in the mandate of both the Executive and Congress, so new elections correspond, not complementary elections. All this nonsense just to be re-elected,” he specified on his Twitter account.
What does the advancement of complementary elections consist of?
The substitute text presented by the President of the Constitution Commission proposes that, given a scenario of early elections, this take place in December 2023 and that the change of command take place in May 2024, as well as the Presidency and Congress. Likewise, it is indicated that the new authorities would not begin a new period of five years, but would finish their mandates in July 2026.
- The acting President of the Republic as of January 2023 calls for 2023 complementary general elections, which will be held in December 2024 and concludes her term on April 30, 2024.
- The President of the Republic elected in the 2023 complementary general elections completes the constitutional period 2021-2026, takes the legal oath, assumes his functions on May 1, 2024 and ends his term on July 28, 2026.
- The congressmen of the Republic elected in the 2021 general elections culminate their representation on April 29, 2024.
- The congressmen of the Republic elected in the 2023 complementary general elections assume their functions on April 30, 2024 and their term ends on July 26, 2026.
