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The Peruvian Congress archived on Tuesday a request for the removal of President Dina Boluarte, promoted by the opposition left in the face of the repression of the protests that were unleashed by the removal of her predecessor, Pedro Castillo, and that left some 50 dead.
Supported by the right and extreme right, President Dina Boluarte has been saved from being impeached in Congress for the deaths caused by the repression of protests demanding her resignation and early elections.
The left, which presented the impeachment request, knew that it was far from the 87 votes needed to impeach the president, but hoped at least to have support to open the process and thus force her to go to Congress to answer for the repression. For that he needed 50 votes, but there were only 37 in favor of starting the impeachment process. There were 64 against and 10 abstentions.
Surprisingly, some leftist parliamentarians who were close to former President Pedro Castillo abstained from voting. The right, which promoted three impeachment proceedings against Castillo, this time argued that this procedure would destabilize the country.
The Peruvian presidency celebrated the decision of the Congress and urged the political groups to work together.
“President Dina Boluarte welcomes that, in circumstances in which we need to maintain the unity and stability of the country, respect for the constitutional order and democracy prevail,” the presidency said on Twitter.
Despite the rejection, legislators can continue to file motions to remove the president. Castillo, who served 17 months of his term, faced two such requests before his final removal.
Since Boluarte took office in December to replace the ousted Castillo, the repression has left 49 dead from shots fired by security forces and around a thousand injured. The government has backed police and military officers accused of shooting into the population.
