A new attempt by Parliament to impeach President Castillo
Peru’s parliament, dominated by the right-wing opposition, on Thursday approved debate on a new resolution to impeach President Pedro Castillo for “moral incapacity.”
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo visited Chile on November 29, 2022.
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The debate on the motion, the third since President Castillo came to power 16 months ago, was approved by 73 votes in favor, 32 against, and 6 abstentions, Speaker of Parliament Jose Williams announced. According to the rules of the Peruvian Parliament, a minimum of 52 votes was required for the motion to be allowed for debate.
The debate on the fate of the President will be held on December 7. On this occasion Pedro Castillo is called upon to defend himself before the elected officials. “This is the first step towards an early election,” Edward Malaga, the MP behind the motion, told elected officials. In October, President Castillo denounced “a parliamentary coup” and called for the intervention of the Organization of American States (OAS), while accusing the head of parliament of seeking to dissolve the legislature.
Three presidents in 5 days
Shortly before the debate on the new motion from Washington was announced, the OAS committee responsible for assessing the Peruvian crisis recommended “a political fight” before “a formal dialogue” aimed at resolving the struggle between the Peruvian administration and legislature.
Pedro Castillo has already survived two similar movements, the last of which was in March 2022. At the time, the opposition accused him of “betrayal” by interfering in a corruption case run by his entourage. A referendum on the Pacific Ocean for landlocked neighbor Bolivia was opened to the public. He blamed him for repeated ministerial crises and the formation of four governments in eight months, unprecedented in Peru.
This is the sixth impeachment by the Peruvian parliament for “moral incapacity” against a sitting president since 2017, after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (right) in 2018 and Martin Vizcarra (center) in 2020. Two people died and a hundred were injured. With his departure, Peru had three presidents in five days.
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