Alejandro Mugnante: Executive branch’s electoral project ‘is a kind of facelift’

Alejandro MunanteMember of Parliament for People’s Renewal and Third Vice President of Congress, said this Thursday that his parliamentary group would not support the executive branch’s project to advance the general election before 2023, as they believe the initiative is intended to put the Congress responsible for the crisis.

talking to Everything is known RPP Noticias, the legislator indicated that with this proposal the government seeks to “wash its face”, so the bench popular update give up the initiative.

“The People’s Renaissance Bench is there, yes, in an integral way, going to reject this proposal, which we really believe is not that it is looking for a solution, but what we really consider to be a kind of facelift from the side Executivebecause they know perfectly well that it won’t be approved, because it won’t be approved,” he said.

“He wants to bring this man to justice. Congress a political crisis she can’t handle and introduces this project knowing that she has no votes. The President also bears part of the responsibility, as she has been in government for a long time as a minister, and today she intends to hold Congress responsible only for the entire political crisis, which was caused mainly by Mr. Pedro Castillo,” he added.

The legislator pointed out that if this project is approved, it will have to pass a referendum, which will not allow meeting the minimum deadlines for holding elections. He added that while he agrees that the elections be postponed, that progress must be made with the constitutional reforms that he believes this Congress can bring about.

“That’s right, I agree that this be done within a reasonable timeframe, which allows us to at least approve some electoral reforms for which we have votes, for electoral reforms that do not necessarily imply constitutional reform,” he said.

“It will even give us the ability to meet some minimum deadlines, such as internal elections, cleaning up the register so that a minimum deadline is allowed to strike out or exclude candidates, or the ability to register new political parties,” he added. .

The Remaining Way: The Executive Branch Stands Before Congress

Having exhausted the possibilities of Congress, executive power will have to support in parliament a new constitutional reform bill that establishes a change in the term of office of the President of the Republic and the representation of Andean congressmen and parliamentarians elected in the 2021 general election.

Just this afternoon, in an official letter, the secretariat Chairman of the Council of Ministers asked the Minister of Justice Jose Tellosupport this Friday, February 3rd until Constitutional Commission executive power project to advance elections in 2023.

This request comes after the aforementioned parliamentary working group was convened by the President of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otarolaso that he exposes the same day the constitutional reform bill, which establishes promotion of general elections by 2023.

The presentation of the head of the cabinet was scheduled for this Friday, February 3, at 3 pm in the hall of Raul Porras Barrenechea. Chapters Renets And ONPEas well as the president National Electoral Jury (JNE).

The three authorities were called upon to present priority reforms with the greatest impact on the political system, to be implemented in the eventual elections. However, in the case of the Prime Minister, he asked the Minister of Justice, Jose Telloto speak on your behalf.