Peruvian presidential impeachment effort daunting

On the other hand, the option to remove him for “permanent moral impotence,” a poorly defined constitutional reason that requires only a two-thirds majority vote, does not have the 87 votes needed to get rid of a president.

Far-right TV commentator Philip Butters lamented that members of Congress who reject the vacancy for various reasons are more than enough to prevent it and suggested drastic measures be taken to remove Castillo.

At the same time, the constitutional indictment of the President of the Republic, for alleged treason against the country – one of the few crimes for which a ruler can be impeached – demonstrated its weakness by exposing the weak foundations of far-right lawyers and politicians. .

In addition, the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations rejected the proposal of legislator Norma Yarrow, of the same party, to replace Congressman Edgar Raimondo, appointed to prepare the main final report on the case and which the appellant had intended to disqualify for being part of the opposition.

Alarmed, Montoya indicated that the abstention of two members of the centrist faction, Somos Peru and Podemos, prevented the approval of the change, which may be repeated in the session that will be discussed and decided next Monday whether or not this accusation. The minor administrative offense was approved or archived.

In this context, far-right analyst Fernando Rospigliosi argued that the crisis “cannot be resolved within the institutional framework of this failed democracy” and demanded radical solutions, without which “Peru will fall into an unfathomable abyss”.

Now calling the coup is called the need for radical solutions. When politics gives up, stripped of social support, only weapons remain. “This request is shameful,” former Defense Minister Jorge Neto said.

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