This Wednesday, February 16, the president of the Congress of the Republic, María del Carmen Alva, indicated that On March 8, the ministerial cabinet, led by Aníbal Torres, will have to go to the plenary session of Parliament to report on its government policy and request the question of trust. This is the third cabinet of President Pedro Castillo that will make this request to the Legislative.
Then, during a press conference, the Prime Minister spoke about the date set by the head of Parliament and pointed out that the PCM has accepted it, so they will go to Congress in less than a month.
Until now, only the Peru Libre caucus has met with Aníbal Torres, as part of the rounds of dialogue with all the parliamentary groups. In this sense, in the coming days, the head of the cabinet will talk with the rest.
Free Peru
On the last Tuesday, February 15, the spokesman for the official caucus, Waldemar Cerronwas pronounced after the meeting they held with the president of the Council of Ministers and assured that they will give full support to this fourth ministerial team that accompanies the head of state.
“We have had a first meeting with Prime Minister Aníbal Torres. It was a fruitful and important meeting, where we have felt the support of the Executive and the support of the premier. Not only to our bench, but to the other benches that will surely talk this week,” Cerrón Rojas told the press.
“We are convinced that dialogue, coordination and political coherence will take our country forward. We, after this session, have agreed to give 100% support to this cabinet of Aníbal Torres”, he added.
Together for Peru
For its part, the bench of Together for Peru She was summoned to meet with Torres Vásquez at the PCM this Thursday, February 17, starting at 12:00 pm. Given this, the group’s spokesperson, Ruth Luqueconfirmed its participation in this round of dialogue.
“We are going to participate and we will listen to what the premier tells us, what are the policies that the cabinet will prioritize and accordingly we will see the issue of the vote of confidence (…) For us, dialogue is part of democracy, it means listening and seeking to resolve problems. We will never deny ourselves that possibility”, he declared for Andina.
We can Peru
Last Tuesday, the congressman of the Podemos Peru caucus Enrique Wong announced that they will meet with Aníbal Torres this Thursdaybut did not specify the time it will be performed.
“Yes (we will go to the PCM), we have nothing to hide. On Thursday we have been invited to exchange ideas. We are going to propose that all we have to do is economic development”, he stated to the press after having met with President Pedro Castillo at the Government Palace.
However, last February 10, the spokesman for the caucus, Charles Andersonhad already advanced, through his social networks, that he would not give the ministerial cabinet a vote of confidence.
“I will vote against the fourth cabinet headed by Aníbal Torres. And if there is a vacancy motion, I will vote in favor without hesitation or gossip, “she said on her Twitter account.
We are Peru
Shortly after the swearing-in of the new Council of Ministers, the spokesman for the Somos Perú caucus, Wilmar Elera, maintained that they have been given the benefit of the doubt. In that sense, they will meet with the cabinet this Thursday at 10:00 am.
“From our bench we doubt that this cabinet has been created to close Congress, We give you the benefit of the doubt and we hope you start working as soon as possible to generate employment, reactivate the economy and health”, he wrote on his social networks.
Alliance for Progress
For his part, the leader of the Alliance for Progress (APP), Cesar Acunamaintained that the parliamentary group of this party will listen to the prime minister’s presentation and, at that moment, they will decide whether to grant confidence.
“As a party and a caucus we are going to listen when the President of the Cabinet goes to explain what the policies that will be implemented are, and we have to meditate, it is not easy. I believe that there is a great responsibility of the benches and I believe that APP He will make the decision the day the premier goes to Congress,” he declared to the press.
In addition, the APP bench has scheduled an appointment with Aníbal Torres also for this Thursday, February 17, starting at 10:00 am.
People’s Action
On the side of the Popular Action bench, Elvis Vergara He was also open to dialogue with the head of the cabinet and to an eventual vote of confidence, but he emphasized that a work agenda must first be drawn up.
“First we have to listen to the president of the Council of Ministers generate a work agenda. If they are willing to meet a joint work agenda, there will be no problem and there will be a vote of confidence.”, he asserted in statements to the press.
Previously, last Wednesday, June 15, it issued a statement in which proposes to organize a Dialogue Table with the head of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), Aníbal Torresin order to find the way get out of the political crisis.
People’s Renewal
This Wednesday at the Congress press conference, the spokesperson for the Popular Renovation caucus, Jorge Montoya, was in favor of maintaining a dialogue with the Executive prior to the request for confidence.
“There is availability for dialogue and I think we should do it because it is a weapon of Parliament that must be used. We have to give ourselves a period of truce to find a minimum common agenda that allows us to move forward”, he highlighted.
However, in previous statements for RPP, he indicated that, before thinking about whether they grant trust, Aníbal Torres had to leave office President of the Council of Ministers.
People’s Force
This Wednesday at pronouncement of parliamentary spokesmen that took place in the Legislative Palacethe spokesman for the Popular Force caucus, Hernando Guerra Garciaindicated that they are willing to talk with the head of the ministerial cabinet, but hopes that they will be contacted.
“Generally we always listen to the president of the Council of Ministers, the only exception we made was with Mr. Valer because it was almost a joke for us that he is prime minister. Fuerza Popular will always be willing to listen. What we are not going to do is go to invitations by WhatsApp or on behalf of others. If the prime minister pleases call me, he knows my number.”, he stated.
Country advances
On the morning of this February 16, the congressman from Avanza País John Burgos revealed that his bench has been invited to talk with the prime minister, but assured that he will not participate if the request is not withdrawn. constitutional complaint against María del Carmen Alva and other congressmen who met in a hotel in Miraflores to allegedly plan the presidential vacancy.
“If they withdraw the complaints that have been filed against some congressmen, then we will be able to talk,” he explained to RPP.
Democratic Peru
The Minister of Labor and congresswoman of the Democratic Peru caucus, Betssy Chavez, indicated that she hopes that the cabinet will be given the confidence to work on everything they have planned from the Executive.
“As the premier indicated, we will request a vote of confidence within the 30-day period, but that those days do not mean one more day to see more legal tricks that contravene the Constitution, but that they mean giving a vote of confidence to a cabinet who wants to work for the general policies of the Government and above all to work for consensus in the country”, he declared.
By belonging to this group, it is presumed that all its members will vote in favor of providing confidence, but they will also hold a meeting with Torres Vásquez this Thursday, February 17.
Purple Party
The ungrouped congressmen, who came to Congress with the Purple Party, announced that they will not grant confidence to this fourth ministerial cabinet headed by Aníbal Torres.
“The president has formed a new cabinet that does not meet the criteria that he himself announced. Neither participatory nor broad-based (…) We regret that the error of appointing unsuitable people persistswithout considering meritocracy, to direct the destinies of the country, and that the turn that his Government requires to make governability viable and maintain political, economic and social stability has not been made, ”the parliamentarians expressed in a statement.
