Confidence vote could see Peruvian Congress dissolved
Monday, June 3, 2019
Significance
President Martin Vizcarra’s latest challenge to Congress raises the possibility of its dissolution and fresh congressional elections. It follows a recent downturn in executive-legislative relations arising from congressional decisions wholly unacceptable to the executive. Dissolution is the strongest weapon in the constitutional armoury that a president can deploy against a recalcitrant legislature.
Impacts
- The current legislature would normally end on June 15, but Vizcarra could request emergency sessions.
- Public opinion is supportive of the president’s reform agenda.
- There is a possibility that the Constitutional Tribunal will deny the legality of a vote of confidence.