13:00 | Cusco (Cusco region), Apr. 23.
The
President of the Republic Pedro Castillo has announced that he will submit a bill to Congress to carry out a popular consultation so that citizens can express their opinion on the change of the Political Constitution of Peru.
"From Cusco I announce that, following the constitutional course, we are going to send a bill so that in the next regional and municipal elections the people are consulted, through a ballot, whether they agree or not with a new Constitution," he indicated.
The Head of State affirmed that his staff will immediately craft this bill, adding that the power to approve or not the popular consultation will remain in the hands of Parliament.
During the closing of the
Decentralized Council of Ministers, held in the city of Cusco last Friday, Mr. Castillo assured that the Executive Branch is also preparing a proposal to face the increase in the cost of living, which currently affects Peruvian families due to the world crisis.
"The social movements will be called, as well as the brother producers, coffee growers, rice growers, to give a response, within the framework of unity, to the food crisis," he noted.
Within this framework, the top official reminded attendees that the Executive Branch has presented several bills to Congress, among which he highlighted the initiative that prohibits monopolies and oligopolies. Among those initiatives, the massive use of Camisea natural gas is also encouraged.
"We call on the Legislative (Branch) to put these proposals on the agenda and approve them," he expressed.
To achieve the massive use of natural gas and access to energy at lower cost, the President said that he will summon experts to make the desire of the country's most remote peoples come true.
"Despite the useless political confrontation, we tell the country that we are here to respond to the major needs, as we did with the reopening of the Talara Refinery," he noted.
Furthermore, the President announced that his administration will implement a petrochemical plant so as to produce fertilizers which help strengthen the actions carried out within the framework of the
Second Agrarian Reform.
The Head of State also reiterated that he will fulfill his promise to achieve open admission to universities, adding that he will convene the National Agreement.
In relation to the demands raised during the Decentralized Council of Ministers, Mr. Castillo revealed that he has arranged for the Transportation and Communications Ministry to facilitate the construction of Chinchero International Airport and Antonio Lorena Hospital.
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Publicado: 23/4/2022