The Peruvian Congress has begun voting on the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo, who has declared that he will do it to the nation. Dissolving the National Congress and set up an “extraordinary government of emergency” to call for new elections and then change the country’s constitution. This is the third attempt by opposition lawmakers to impeach them in 16 months.
According to Peru’s constitution, 87 votes are required for a president to be impeached, but the opposition has only 80 congressmen. The remaining 50 parliamentarians are pro-government or close to the government.
The session is streamed live:
Peruvian newspapers took Castillo’s decision as a coup. In a video shared on social media, Castillo accuses Congress of using powers to prevent him from running????????
On December 1, the country’s Congress approved the discussion of Castillo’s impeachment for “moral inability” to take office. This accusation has led to the fall of two former presidents since 2018.
The initiative was accepted with 73 votes in favor. The vote to approve or reject the impeachment request against Castillo was due today.
Peruvian congress faces high popularity problem due to corruption scandals???????? Parliament’s disapproval rate in polls reaches 86%.
By contrast, Castillo was rejected by 70% of Peruvians and also faced corruption charges involving even family members and political allies.
Even the country’s vice president, Dina Boluarte, recently faced an impeachment request, but a congressional committee filed a complaint this Monday (5) alleging constitutional violations for lack of evidence.
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source: Noticias
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