Non-Agrupados become the “fourth political force” of the Congress after leaving and changing the bench.

Congresswoman, ex-minister and ex-premier, Betsy Chavez, was suspended in the Congress of the Republic. Chávez was a member of the Democratic Bench of Peru, which he shared with, among others, Guillermo Bermejo and other former Free Peru. Now that the investigation is taking place outside Parliament, Bermejo and company have joined the dock. Together for Peru to continue to enjoy the benefits of the bench, as specified in the rules of Congress (the bench consists of at least 5 members).

This situation, coupled with the resignations and departure of members of the bench due to ideological, thematic differences, etc., again changed the political configuration of the Congress.

The first infamous ascent is Together for Peru. From 5 members (one of them, Roberto Sanchez, who was about to be removed from office), he turned into 9 congressmen. At the same time, it becomes equal in number (meaning votes) Arbitration Bench, Preliminary countryAnd popular update. He became, in football terms, part of the bench “in the middle of the table”.

Ungrouped in top 5

Although they are not considered benches, ungrouped members of Congress find themselves in this kind of limbo among those parties that have found some stability (people powerfor example, retains its 24 parliamentarians despite some differences) groups called “residual” by such specialists as Free Peruthat “gave birth” to three additional benches at the time; and others with investigations and criticism (People’s Action) and resigned (Alianza Para el Progreso, which lost 4 legislators).

Non-Agrupados, while not going in the same direction in terms of voting (figures verified by analysis of interpellation debates and for several days in a proposal for a second vacancy for President Dina Boluarte), reached an “unpublished figure”. , according to experts such as Jose Elis, a former senior congressional official. “If you want to weaken parliament, you simply divide it and it is already weakened. In other words, such a weakened parliament as ours has no future, because it was divided into 13, 14 parts. The Peruvian Parliament, that there was a disgrouped group of this size. It’s actually a disaster,” he says.

Just to talk about the impact of Ungrouped, at least one of them voted for 9 interpellations against government ministers out of 15. presented so far.

In total, the Congress of the Republic currently consists of 11 benches (not counting ungrouped ones). The legislature at that time consisted of 14 political groups, and its reduction may be good news. However, the consequences remain the same: lack of consensus and increased political calculation.

Experts argue that if political parties no longer have a programmatic identity, commitment or integration, then where is the representation that they should exercise, such as non-group congressmen? Because their separation from the parties from which they were elected affects all Peruvians. “This fragmentation prevents quick debate, the ability to quickly reach agreements… the fact that congressmen can go to a place as if it were in limbo, which also allows them to move to another bench,” says José Chevasco, a former senior officer. Congress.

This is the Congress of Reforms, the unsuccessful promotion of the elections, which wants to stay until 2026. Fathers of the country, who represent their constituents less and less.