José Williams, president of Congress, announced the refusal after four hours of debate: “The reform has not reached the number of votesConsequently, it has not been approved.
The bill to hold elections in July 2023 had been presented by the left-wing Peru Libre (PL) party. However, the proposal it was rejected after two votes with 48 votes in favor, 75 against and one abstention.
The parliamentarian Jaime Quito, author of the proposal, spoke out after the rejection of the project, criticized from the right-wing benches for including a consultation on a constituent: “Congress has to close. What is going to happen is that Dina Boluarte is going to have to resign.”
And in the midst of a tense parliamentary climate, the protests did not stop: Hundreds of people gathered in Plaza Dos de Mayo to request the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, who took office after the dismissal of Pedro Castillo through a motion approved by the Peruvian Congress.
In the morning, dozens of other people mobilized at the doors of the two main private television channels in the country to express their discontent.
Boluarte wants early elections
The president of PeruDina Boluarte, urged the Peruvian congress to approve the elections anticipated for October of this year with the aim of calming the political and social crisis, in a context of protests that has already led to dozens of deaths and injuries.
“I want to make a exhortation to all sectors to put aside our differences and let’s focus on working together right now. The Peruvians and the Peruvians They ask to end the confrontation once and for all and polarization. It’s time to think about Peru. We cannot plunge the country into uncertainty and anxiety,” the president said during an activity in Piura, in the northwest of the country.
“Violence, radicalism and polarization directed from a place in the Diroes It is not going to make us lower our heads or morale,” he said, referring to the prison where Castillo is being held, according to RPP radio.
Source: Ambito
