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Peru President introduces confidence motion

21:31 | Lima, Sep. 16.

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Sunday night introduced a confidence motion to Congress and asked Parliament to approve the political-justice reform bills submitted by the Executive Branch, which are aimed at fighting corruption.

In this sense, the Head of State called for an extraordinary legislature session to address the matter on September 19, 2018.

The Peruvian leader has been requesting Congress to approve four bills as soon as possible. They are related to the lawmakers' re-election, bicameral parliamentary system, political parties' private financing, as well as National Council of the Magistracy (CNM).

As is known, the release of audios containing unethical phone conversations that involved judges, entrepreneurs, and National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) members led to a scandal in the justice system.

Thus, the Vizcarra administration intends to implement a positive change in Peru by fighting this scourge.

Yet, the opposition-controlled Parliament is taking long to approve the necessary mechanisms for the aforementioned purpose.

The Peruvian Constitution allows an acting President to close Congress and call for new legislative elections if Parliament dismisses two cabinets. The current Congress had already granted a no-confidence vote to a former cabinet.

In a televised address to the nation, the Head of State affirmed he respects the Constitution adding his administrations' efforts in the fight against corruption will not go backwards.

"I request members of Congress of the Republic to join this frontal fight against corruption, as well as to adopt the measures the Constitution allows them by accepting the presented motion and approving the four proposed constitutional reforms, so these will be subject to a referendum on December 8th," he expressed.

The referendum will also serve to determine whether Peruvians want lawmakers to be re-elected. Said announcement was made on July 28th —in his annual address to the nation— as part of Peru's 197th Independence Day celebrations.

According to the polls, the popular consultation initiative is approved by the majority of citizens.

As is known, Martin Vizcarra took office on March 23 to replace outgoing Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who had stepped down amid a political scandal.

Days ago, Vizcarra ruled out running for office in the 2021 presidential elections.

Cumpliendo la Constitución Política que juré respetar y hacer respetar, y, poniendo como testigos a todos los peruanos que reclaman cambios urgentes, plantearemos una cuestión de confianza al Congreso para aprobar los proyectos de ley sobre los ejes de políticas de Gobierno.
— Martín Vizcarra (@MartinVizcarraC) 17 de septiembre de 2018

[Texto completo??] Mensaje del Presidente @MartinVizcarraC sobre la cuestión de confianza https://t.co/ALPfFtp2ju pic.twitter.com/fQ2o2pSJuB
— Agencia Andina (@Agencia_Andina) 17 de septiembre de 2018

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Published: 9/16/2018

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