Adriana Tudela Presents Bill to Reinstate Re-Election of Congressmen

On December 9, 2018, during the government of Martín Vizcarra, a constitutional reform was approved, via referendum, specifying that Peruvians did not want a congressional re-election.

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They want to stay. Avanza País congresswoman Adriana Tudela presented a constitutional reform bill to modify the parliamentary term to allow parliamentarians to be re-elected, which was officially eliminated in 2020.

“Modify the parliamentary term from five years to two and a half years, reinstate the re-election of congressmen of the Republic and allow candidates for the Presidency of the Republic to run simultaneously for Congress ”, points out the legislative initiative.

The proposed law proposes to change articles 90 and 90-A of the Political Constitution of Peru, which until now states that “parliamentarians cannot be immediately re-elected to the same office”.

In addition, the document states, in the explanatory statement, that there are initiatives similar to its proposal presented in previous periods, including one by the Congresswoman and Minister of Labour, Betssy Chávez, to “promote governance and establish the renewal by halves of Parliament”.

BAN ON RE-ELECTION

As is recalled, in October 2020, the National Jury of Elections (JNE) published the resolution that establishes the prohibition of the immediate re-election of current congressmen and the dissolved parliament, with a view to the 2021 general elections.

Resolution 0352-2020-JNE was taken into account the prohibition of immediate re-election established by article 90-A of the Political Constitution.

This article, introduced through Constitutional Reform 30906, warns that parliamentarians cannot be re-elected for a new term immediately.

The ban also applies to the disgruntled legislators and their respective accessarians, those who were suspended and those who replaced the deceased.

On December 9, 2018, during the government of Martín Vizcarra, a constitutional reform was approved, via referendum, specifying that Peruvians did not want a congressional re-election.

CONGRESS DISAPPROVAL

According to a Datum poll released this Thursday, 82% of the population disapproves the administration of Congress. A difference of 6% from the figure recorded in December 2021, when it reached 76%.

Only 12% of respondents say they approve the work being carried out by the Legislature and 6% do not know or think.

The highest level of disapproval at the national level is 86% and occurs in the south of the country. Meanwhile, Lima, Callao and the north tied for second place with 83%. Third place registers 77% in central and eastern Peru.

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