Congress evaluates whether to accept a third vacancy proposal against Pedro Castillo for discussion

Plenary session Congress is going to decide whether to accept a new vacancy proposal against President Pedro Castillo, presented by out-of-group congressman Edward Malaga, supported by the signatures of 67 parliamentarians.

Last Tuesday evening, Congress President José Williams (Avanza País) announced the entry vacancy movement and announced that the request had already been brought to the attention of the President. In addition, the Council of Spokesmen provided that, if the discussion of the proposal was approved, presidential castle be called to speak in defense before the Plenum next Monday, 12 December.

vacancy movementthe third filed against Pedro Castillo In less than a year and a half of his term, he was signed by congressmen from the Fuerza Popular, Renovación Popular, Avanza País, Somos Perú and Alianza para el Progreso (APP) benches, as well as from non-groups.

According to the provisions on Congressthis proposal requires at least the approval of 40% of able-bodied congressmen (52 votes) to pass.

If approved, a debate and vote on the proposal must take place “inevitably at the next” plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (this Thursday) where it is to be adopted, and Lock removed must receive the votes of at least 87 legislators.

Alleged “permanent moral incompetence”

The president Pedro Castillo He faced a new request to be fired due to an alleged “permanent moral incapacity” to continue in office. According to the request, a document of more than 100 pages, “it is unacceptable for a president to hold office in the presence of clear signs of corruption, serious humiliation, or moral and ethical issues.”

In this sense, we are talking about the charges brought against Lockand their inner circle as alleged members of an allegedly corrupt organization in the executive branch, and also mentions “the capture and dismantling of the state apparatus by appointing high-ranking officials with serious questions.”

Malaga, the author of the initiative, argued that this is a new movement against Lock This is “the first step towards holding a general election” in the midst of a political struggle between the executive branch and Congress that has not stopped since the current administration came to power.

This is the ninth case of this type that the President of Peru has faced since 1992 and the third that Castillo is trying to file, having played the first request in December 2021, when the petition was not allowed to be considered, and the second case in March last year, when only 55 people voted for it.