MADRID, 17 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Peruvian Congress has approved a constitutional reform to eliminate the vote of confidence that ministerial cabinets must face in the Andean Parliament when they are constituted, although the measure will be submitted to a referendum among the country’s population.
With 75 votes in favor and 46 against, the plenary session of Congress has carried out a reform proposed by the Constitution Commission, proposing a change to article 130 of the Magna Carta, the RPP radio station has reported.
This article establishes that, within 30 days of assuming office, the president of the Council of Ministers and his Cabinet appear before Congress to “expose and debate the general policy of the government and the main measures required by his administration,” which which “raises the effect” of trust issue.
With the reform approved in plenary session of Parliament, there will be no vote of confidence, with which the Executive “will be solely responsible for the selection and appointment of the ministers of State.”
However, this reform does not affect the possibility of the Executive to raise “a question of optional confidence”, according to the aforementioned media.
However, since the opinion has not reached the minority of 87 parliamentary votes in two legislatures, the measure will be taken to a popular consultation.
