Justice and Human Rights Minister Anibal Torres on Sunday affirmed that disrupting the separation of powers means destroying democracy, referring to the amendments to the confidence motion approved at the insistence of Congress' Constitution Commission.
According to the government official, limiting the motion of confidence clears the way for presidential impeachment proceedings.
He went on to say that, for the sake of governance, Congress must act responsibly.
On Saturday, the Constitution Commission approved —at the insistence of Congress— the enrolled bill that develops the exercise of the motion of confidence, regulated in Articles 132 and 133 of the Political Constitution of Peru.
The enrolled bill of the ruling that interprets Articles 132 and 133 of the Constitution was returned by President Pedro Castillo on October 6, through a communiqué submitted to Congress Chairwoman Maria del Carmen Alva.
The Executive Branch states that the possibility of the Prime Minister and other State Ministers presenting a motion of confidence is regulated by the Constitution, as an attempt to balance Congress' power to present a motion of censure against the ministers.
Therefore, it states that the enrolled bill violates the principle of separation of powers and the competencies of the Executive Branch related to the formulation and implementation of public policies.
The enrolled bill's insistence shall be approved by the Congress plenary session and promulgated by the Board of Congress.
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Published: 10/10/2021