Peru’s interim president, Dina Bolluarte, vowed on Sunday evening to re-propose a revision of the constitution so that parliamentary and presidential elections could be held in early October this year unless Congress agrees to revise or reject the text that has been submitted for consideration. production.

After midnight on Saturday, after a marathon seven-hour session, the Peruvian parliament rejected (65 votes against, 45 in favour, two abstentions) a text that opened the door to elections during the year.

If Peru’s national delegation does not agree to consider the bill, or rejects it a second time today, Ms Bolluarte promised that a new bill would be presented, which would also state that the next elected Congress would be required to oversee a “total revision”. its country’s constitution, ratified in 1993.

The dissolution of the Congress, the immediate holding of elections and the revision of the Constitution are among the main demands put forward by the thousands of citizens participating in the mass mobilizations that broke out early last year and claimed the lives of at least 48 people. .

Former Vice President Bolluarte took office on December 7, the day that former leftist ex-President Pedro Castillo, who was accused of attempting a “coup d’état” by announcing the dissolution of Congress preparing to impeach him, was removed from office, arrested and imprisoned. in custody in custody. This served as a trigger for demonstrations and riots that plunged the Andean state into a political and institutional crisis.

Source: RES-IPE