The Special Commission chaired by Congressman Manuel Garcia Correafrom the bench Alliance for Progress (APP), extended the timetable for the election of the next defender of the people.
The Commission that will elect the new Ombudsman will meet despite the fact that the judiciary has ordered the suspension of the process
The working group will hold its first meeting on Tuesday to change the schedule so that the benches present more candidates. The election will not be by public competition, but by invitation.
The task force received votes in favor from six legislators, one abstention and zero against for the approval of a new calendar.
With this measure, the parliamentary plan will be extended by fifteen calendar days for the benches to present their invited candidates.
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So far, there are only four candidates for the position: Gaston Soto Vallenasraised by Somos Perú and APP; Miguel Angel Soria, presented by Renovación Popular; And Jorge Luis Riojaproposed by Acción Popular and the Bloque Magistral.
These candidates had already participated in the same call, to lead the Mediator, during the past year.
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The initiative aims to prevent those involved in various crimes from applying for or holding public office.
David Castro Belly He was also an employee, at the request of the acciopopulist group, but was withdrawn from the competition by official letter n° 598 2022-2023/GP-AP-CR.
Meanwhile, the bench Democratic Change – Together for Peru agreed not to present any candidate. The Congressional group has published an official letter in which it refers to the suspension of this process by the Judicial authority.