Dina Boluarte may convene an extraordinary legislature if early elections are not approved, expert believes

constitutionalist Alexander Rospigliosi, pointed out that Dina Boluarte He could propose that the two projects announced in his State of the Union address be approved by the Extraordinary Legislature through a unified agenda if the review of the October 2023 early elections is not approved.

It will be between the climax first legislature (February 10) and beginning of second (February 15) thus Congress may discuss it in plenary session and decide which of the two will be approved.

“The president may propose that these bills be passed at an extraordinary legislative assembly. that she can request it in the unified agenda from 10 to 15 February.. An emergency legislature that could approve these two bills that she is proposing to the country today,” he said. rospigliosi in RPP News.

In this regard, he indicated that the best scenario in the current situation would be “convening an emergency legislative assembly.” from 11 to 14 February”so that congressmen, instead of going on vacation to the beach, see these two bills and go to the plenary head-to-head.”

About early elections

About what will be discussed this Monday, January 30, Alexander Rospigliosi reminded that they are needed 66 votes to approve the reconsideration, and if they protest, 87 votes are needed to proceed with the election in October 2023 for the first legislature and for the second “66 votes will be enough to hold a referendum”.

“[El mensaje] This is because the president sees that there is no progress in Congress, you must see the parliamentary law, because if it is not approved tomorrow [la reconsideración] we have reached a dead end (…) The President’s Conference should make congressmen think, this trap is leading us nowhere, it is looking for solutions to the country’s problems,” he commented to the RPP.

If not approved, rospigliosi is analyzed that this will be a demonstration Congress is to prevent citizens from feeling their legislative role. Similarly, he noted that “bad congressmen” who “do not reach consensus” should be de-flagged.

“They are obliged to seek consensus, but they cling to their position and do not want to leave it, and this is unacceptable, the defense of democracy is in their pocket. Congress disapproves [la reconsideración] In this legislative assembly, which ends on February 10, he has the right to convene an extraordinary legislative assembly,” he said.

Message to the nation

President of the Republic Dina Boluarteannounced the urgent submission of two bills in the event that Congress does not approve this Monday’s submitted reconsideration so that a new text proposing to postpone the general election to October 2023 is put to the vote again.

What are these projects talking about? The first raises advancing this year’s general election where is the first circle the month of October and the second round in December. This initiative also provides for a reduction in the mandate of the offices of the president, congressmen and parliamentarians of the Andes.

The second project will offer the following Congress whoever is elected is responsible for a complete reform Constitution 1993, through Constitutional Commission. If approved in Parliament, the proposal would be put to a referendum “for the people to decide whether a complete reform will be approved or not.”

In these areas, the President Dina Boluarte stated that the proposal was “perfectly in line” with the request of left-wing congressmen for constituent Assembly. He added that “all individuals and institutions may present their projects or their contributions to the Congress of the Republic.”