The congressman of popular renewal, Alejandro Munantepresented a bill so that the legislators can be re-elected immediately in the next period. For her part, the parliamentarian of Advance Country, Rosseli Amuruzpresented an initiative to cut the mandates of the president of the National Elections Jury (JNE), Jorge Luis Salas Arenasand the head of the ONPE, Peter Corvetto.
Both proposals were made within the framework of the reforms to carry out the advancement of general elections and in the midst of the protests that demand the Closing of Congress and the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.
Another of the possible reforms that has been discussed in the Constitution Commission of Congress, chaired by Hernando Guerrafrom Fuerza Popular, was the return to bicamerality. However, it has not been taken into account that already in 2018, 90% of citizens were against this initiative and more than 85% of the population was in favor of prohibiting parliamentary re-election.
Amuruz’s project proposes that upcoming elections be “free of questioning”
Through a more than questionable project, the legislator Rosselli Amuruz raises change the heads of electoral bodies in order to have “question-free” elections. At this point, it should be noted that both international entities and the National Prosecutor’s Office itself ruled out the possibility of alleged fraud in the 2021 general elections.
“The President of the National Elections Jury (JNE) and the head of the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) they conclude their term in April 2023. The terms established in articles 180 and 182 respectively of the Political Constitution of the State do not apply to them, by exception,” says the Amuruz project.
Lower the votes to elect the Ombudsman
In addition to seeking re-election, Alejandro Muñante presented another bill to reduce the votes needed to elect the ombudsman. The proposal includes varying the votes from 87 to 78, so that Congress can more easily reach the quota and choose the official.
“The Ombudsman is elected and removed by Congress with the favorable vote of the three fifths of its legal number“, refers to the document promoted by Muñante.
However, the Constitution specifies that to elect the defender it is necessary “the vote of the two thirds of your legal number“of congressmen