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Peru’s Congress approves the return of senators and deputies after three decades of a single legislature

  • March 6, 2024
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He Congress of Peru approved today by a second and final vote return of two representative chambers to parliamentwith senators and deputies, after just over three decades of

He Congress of Peru approved today by a second and final vote return of two representative chambers to parliamentwith senators and deputies, after just over three decades of working with a single legislative body.

According to parliamentary tallies, the proposal was approved by 91 votes out of 130 members of the single chamber, consisting of conservative, right-wing and left-wing parties. The initiative must be announced by the president Dina Boluarte.

The bicameral system in the Congress of Senators and Deputies was excluded in the 1993 Constitutionwhich was written after then-Pres. Alberto Fujimori will close the case in a self-coup with the support of the armed forces.

Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru from 1990 to 2000.

The parliament’s decision was made despite the fact that the referendum at the end of 2018 Peruvians widely rejected a return to a bicameral system.. Moreover, this comes more than a year after the impeachment and arrest of the former leftist president. Pedro Castillowho illegally tried to dissolve Congress.

According to the legislative initiative, The Chamber of Deputies will consist of 130 representativeswhile The Senate will consist of 60 members. In both cases, he will serve a five-year term with the possibility of re-election for one term.

Peru’s next presidential and legislative elections are scheduled for 2026.

(according to information from Reuters)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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