The Peruvian Congress debates this Wednesday a new text presented by the president of the Constitution Commission of the Peruvian Parliament, Hernando Guerra García, with modifications to the term of office of President Dina Boluarte in view of the elections to be held in December 2023.
Specifically, the new proposal calls for Boluarte’s successor to take office on May 1, 2024 and conclude her term in July 2026. Thus, the current president will leave office in April 2024, as reported by Andina.
The president of the Congress, José Williams, has started this Wednesday the debate of the new proposal, which in order to be approved must have more than 87 votes, difficult to achieve due to the lack of consensus of the political forces.
For the moment, there are already three benches, Juntos por el Perú, Perú Libre and Perú Bicentenario -which add up to 25 votes- which have announced their vote against during the session, as reported by the newspaper ‘El Comercio’.
Since Monday, Guerra Garcia has been leading a round of contacts with the different parliamentary benches with the aim of reaching an agreement for an early election, a measure demanded by the demonstrators since the dismissal of former president Pedro Castillo.
The Latin American country is immersed in a deep political crisis after the dismissal of Castillo, who announced last December 7 the dissolution of the Andean Parliament and the establishment of a Government of exception.
After the arrest of the former president, tens of thousands of people came out to protest in different parts of the country to demand the resignation of Boluarte, the dissolution of the Congress and the urgent calling of presidential elections. More than 60 people have lost their lives in the riots between demonstrators and security forces.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
