A bid by the opposition-led Congress to remove Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra appeared to falter on Sunday, after key political leaders rejected the ouster over fears the upheaval would plunge the country into a political crisis.
FILE PHOTO: Peru's President Martin Vizcarra Cornejo addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Vizcarra, who accuses Congress of a plot, will face lawmakers on Friday when his removal would require 87 votes from the 130 legislators. The vote to launch the proceeding was approved by 65 votes last Friday, 21 of which came from Acuña’s right-wing populist group Alianza para el Progreso. “It would be absolutely unnecessary and impertinent to force a presidential vacancy by Congress,” Acuña, a businessman who owns several private universities, posted on Twitter. “It could only aggravate the ongoing political and health crisis.”Others including Keiko Fujimori, leader of the third force in Congress and Julio Guzmán of the centrist Purple Party have distanced themselves from the impeachment bid and suggested that Vizcarra should instead be investigated when his term ends.
Institutions such as the Ombudsman’s Office have said there are a serious question marks over whether Congress is improperly using the presidential impeachment process.
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