Peru: a new motion of censure is presented against Pedro Castillo

The Peruvian parliamentarian Edward Málaga has presented this Tuesday a motion of no confidence against the president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, for his “moral incapacity” to remain in office in what is already the third attempt to remove the president.

Málaga, a non-group deputy, had previously announced that the motion would be presented this week. The initiative has the signature of 67 opposition parliamentarians, from parties such as Avanza País or Somos Perú, although it will have to gather at least 87 support to be approved, according to the newspaper ‘La República’.

The 102-page text argues Castillo’s incapacity due to the “increasingly evident links with serious acts of corruption”, as well as the “irresponsible dismantling of the public administration and the clientelist takeover of State institutions”.

Thus, the signatories affirm that there are “serious ethical offenses that threaten the dignity of the presidential figure”, including the violation of “the principles of separation and balance of powers” within the Legislative, as reported by RPP.

Peru is plunged into a political crisis after disagreements between the powers of the State, which have been frequent in recent months since Pedro Castillo took office as president in July last year after winning the elections.

The tensions in the Peruvian Parliament have reached the point that last week the then prime minister, Aníbal Torres, presented a question of confidence that was rejected by the chamber, after which he resigned and was replaced in office by Betssy Chavez.

With information from Gaceta

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