Peru's Prime Minister Anibal Torres on Tuesday affirmed that the
Executive Branch's bill aimed at putting a referendum on the ballot asking voters whether they wish to convene a Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution for Peru is not unconstitutional at all.
His remarks were delivered during his presentation before Congress' Constitution Commission, in which he expressed his support for said initiative.
"The legal system is composed of numerous rules; absolutely no one knows the total number, but they all constitute a unity. They are interrelated with one another. Said unity is provided by the Constitution," Torres said at the beginning of his speech.
According to the Cabinet chief, the Magna Carta is not part of the legal system as it is the basis of all laws in the country.
In this regard, he said, the need to draft a new Constitution through a Constituent Assembly must be debated in technical terms.
"Many things are being said about the Constituent Assembly, but the technical level needs to be raised," the high-ranking official stated.
"This bill is not unconstitutional at all, as many constitutionalists have said. I do not know where they got that idea from," he added.
The head of the Council of Ministers noted that the group in charge of drafting a new Constitution will be made up of representatives of political organizations, independent candidates, as well as representatives of indigenous peoples and Afro-Peruvian peoples.
In addition, the
National Election Board (JNE) will determine how organizations will take part in the process and the financing of propaganda in order for them to join the Constituent Assembly.
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Published: 5/3/2022