The spokesperson and congressman of Somos Perú, Wilmar Eleraannounced that his bench will not support the motion of the presidential vacancy due to permanent moral incapacity against peter castle which will be debated today, Thursday, March 10, in the plenary session of the Congress of the Republic. Until yesterday, the Congressman Jorge Montoya’s proposalof Popular Renewal, obtained 50 signatures, and hopes to have the 52 required to summon the president to give his defenses.
“I told Congressman Jorge Montoya that the Somos Perú caucus will not support the vacancy motion he promotes,” said Congressman Wilmar Elera, who indicated that from his point of view, the factual foundations are not well established in permanent moral incapacity. and treason against the country.
“There are no necessary arguments regarding permanent moral incapacity and treason against the country because President Pedro Castillo came out to apologize. Perhaps if another motion is presented with correctly established grounds, it can be supported.Elera claimed.
Although the initiative first had the support of the benches of Popular Renewal, Popular Force and Country advancesin addition to legislators from Alianza Para el Progreso, Podemos Perú and Somos Perú, this last parliamentary group would have declined after its alternate spokesman, José Jerí, withdrew his signature from the Board of Spokespersons agreement.
Jerí sent a letter to the president of Congress, María del Carmen Alva (Popular Action), to request the withdrawal of her signature. According to the spokesperson for Somos Perú: “SIf Congressman Jerí (alternate spokesperson) asks to withdraw the signature of the spokespersons’ agreement, it is because he no longer agrees with the motion that is presented to President Castillo”.
It should be noted that the first presidential vacancy proposal was presented in December, promoted by the Fuerza Popular, Renovación Popular and Avanza País benches, where 46 voted in favor, 76 against and 4 abstained. In this way, the Congress did not reach the 52 votes to be discussed before the Plenary.