The Peruvian Congress postponed until Tuesday the debate to decide whether to approve the general elections for next October of this year, amid protests in various regions of the country demanding the resignation of the designated president Dina Boluarte.
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After several hours of session, the president of the Parliament, José Williams, ordered a quarter intermission until January 31 to vote on a new text referring to the advancement of the presidential elections.
“By order of the President of the Congress of the Republic, the plenary session will continue on Tuesday, January 31 at 11:00 local time,” said a statement from Parliament after seven and a half hours of meetings between the different benches of the parties and political formations that They make life in Congress to try to reach a consensus on bringing forward the elections.
The proposal to advance the elections seeks to put an end to the mobilizations and strikes in various regions of the country to demand the resignation of President Baluarte, the dissolution of Congress and the call for a Constituent Assembly.
The Peruvian Congress approved on Monday, with 66 votes in favor, 49 against and 6 abstentions, to reconsider the vote on the project to advance the elections in the South American country.
With 66 votes in favour, the #PlenoDelCongreso approved the reconsideration of the vote on the substitute text of bills 1897, 1918, and others, regarding the constitutional reform for the advancement of general elections. pic.twitter.com/QKT8Q4CK1H
– Congress of Peru ���� (@congresoperu)
January 30, 2023
In the event that the initiative reaches 87 votes, it would have to be ratified in a second vote in the next legislature, which begins on February 15.
Another scenario is that, if it is approved with a minimum of 66 votes, the project would need to be ratified via referendum.
The protests have been going on in several regions of the country since last December 7, when the then President Pedro Castillo was dismissed by Congress, an entity that later swore in Dina Boluarte.
The repression of anti-government demonstrations by the security forces has left more than 60 dead and hundreds injured.
Disclaimer: Via Telesur – Translated by RJ983
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