By Marco Aquino
LIMA (Reuters) – An attempt through an opposition-led Congress to accuse Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra gave the impression of failing on Sunday after most sensible political leaders rejected the overthrow for fear that the turmoil would plunge the country into a political crisis.
César Acuña, the party leader of the time in Congress and a possible candidate for the 2021 presidential election, said that a destitution would “worsen” the country’s already fragile scenario by the effect of the coronavirus crisis.
The Acua party had given key votes last Friday to start a political trial process against Biscay for leaked audio tapes, according to some lawmakers, it appears that the president seeks to downplay ties with a singer questioned by government contracts.
Vizcarra, who accuses Congress of conspiracy, will face lawmakers on Friday when his political trial requires 87 votes from 130 lawmakers. The vote to publicize the procedure passed by 65 votes last Friday, 21 of which came here from the right-wing populist organization Acua. Alliance for Progress.
Vizcarra, a centrist who assumed the presidency in 2018 following the resignation of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, has no representation in Congress and runs for next year’s election due to constitutional limitations.
The Andean country, the world’s second-largest copper producer, has long been plagued by political turmoil, with the latest investigation by former presidents for corruption. Vizcarra himself followed a competitive anti-corruption program.
“It would be safe and impertinent to force a presidential vacuum in Congress,” Acua, an entrepreneur who owns several personal universities, said on Twitter. “This can only exacerbate the current political and fitness crisis. “
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Others, adding Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Third Force in Congress and Julio Guzmán of the Centrist Purple Party, distanced the the stage from the political trial and advised vizcarra to be investigated at the end of his term.
“To this day, there aren’t enough mandatory elements or procedures to leave the president,” Fujimori said on Twitter – who herself is under investigation for receiving contributions from Brazil’s Odebrecht in past elections.
The government announced Saturday that it would use all legal avenues to Biscay and provide festive action on Monday in the case before the Constitutional Court to finalize the prosecution process.
Institutions such as the Ombudsman’s Office have stated that there are serious marks on whether Congress is abusing the presidential political trial process.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Walter Martos also accused Congressional President Manuel Merino of seeking to involve the armed forces in the trial process. Merino would update Biscay if the president overthrew it.
George Forsyth, mayor and one of the first pioneers of the 2021 election, “repudiated the unacceptable acts of the old political class. “
“The coupists return, the armed forces protect constitutional order, not non-public or partisan interests,” Forsyth, a former football goalkeeper, said on Twitter.
On Saturday, the presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia said in a statement that occasions in Peru threatened the stability and governance of the country.
Peru’s fragmented Congress elected in January to complete the legislative era until July 2021, after Vizcarra dissolved last parliament last year amid a war with the opposition over its anti-corruption reforms.
(Report through Marco Aquino; Edited through Adam Jourdan and Lisa Shumaker)