Differences between left and right congressmen in the promotion of elections

The Board of Directors of Congress submitted a draft legislative resolution proposing to nominate February, 15 start date second legislatureto speed up second vote on advancing the elections for April 2024, as proposed by the government of Dina Boluarte.

In December 2022 plenary session of the Congress approved the initiative by 93 votes to 30, with one abstention. thus promotion from elections materialize in second legislature must receive the same number of votes or more.

Congressmen Diego Bazan (Avanza País) and Edgar Tello (Bloque Magisterial) of the quarters right and leftrespectively, were presented in News extension RPP to comment and express their point of view on the proposal to advance the elections.

Both welcomed early elections, but Edgar Tello stressed that claims protestersincluding installation constituent Assemblywho will be responsible for developing the new Constitution to replace the text drawn up in 1993 in the government of Alberto Fujimori.

In this way legislator He hinted that if the referendum proposal is not included among the reforms that will accompany the new 2024 electoral process, his bench will not support vote promote elections. He noted that ignoring the claims of part of the population would mean “turning your back on the street.”

“The street asks for consultations on the referendum to the Constituent Assembly, and I think that not taking into account early elections and adding this consultation would not be a search for a way out of the crisis. It’s not just about pushing the date forward, making changes, and we’re all gone, no,” he said.

“We agree that the vote to advance the election is ratified, but you have to listen to the street. He does not condition, he is looking for a solution,” he added.

Are votes in the second legislature at risk?

Position displayed tello will show that left benches will determine referendum ratified by a vote in the second legislature, what if the draft Board of Directors, It will start on February 15th.

Congressman Diego Bazan welcomed the deadline proposed Board of Directors so the benches, whether on the right or on the left, used this time to guarantee and ratify the 93 votes received in December 2022.

“I hope that this space will allow meetings between the benches in Congress and that this second vote will be guaranteed. I am convinced that this second vote cannot be lost, it will be a terrible signal to the people if it does not get 87 votes,” he said.

Nevertheless, bazan alerted that the position that some want to take left benchesjeopardizes a second vote to ensure the election is postponed to April 2024.

“The second vote is jeopardized because of this position of the left blocs, who want to put the question of the Constituent Assembly into conditions,” Bazan said.

“If they want to change the Constitution, they use it in the next elections, that they have 87 congressmen to reform the Constitution, to introduce a Constituent Assembly,” he sentenced.