The Peruvian Congress gives its vote of confidence to the Cabinet of Pedro Castillo

The Council of Ministers of Peru, headed by the Prime Minister Guido Bellido, it was approved by Congress and received the vote of confidence after two days of debate in the Peruvian Parliament.

After the speeches yesterday by several members of Congress who make up the Peruvian hemicycle, the President of Parliament, Maria del carmen alva, suspended the session late at night, which It resumed this Friday.

After several hours of debate, the Peruvian Congress backed the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Guido Bellido, in a decision that could partly dispel uncertainty over the country’s direction at the start of the leftist government of President Pedro Castillo.

The unicameral parliament without a ruling majority gave the green light to the cabinet with 73 votes for and 50 against, after an intense debate that began on Thursday

Bellido appeared before Parliament on Thursday to comply with Peruvian law, which requires the prime minister to explain the main lines of its management, who took office four weeks ago, after Castillo took office as president on July 28.

Mistrust of the opposition

The three conservative groups Fuerza Popular, Avanza País and Renovación Popular voted against Bellido. In his speech, Hernando Guerra Garcia, spokesman for the Fujimori Popular Force, the most powerful opposition party in parliament, called the prime minister’s speech “populist” and said that in his group’s eyes the cabinet “He has no vision and only produces mistrust.”

For his part, the spokesperson for the conservative bench Avanza País, Jose williamsHe assured that the “biggest problem” of the Castillo government is “the question of ideology” and accused it of trying to “place” the ideas of communism “within the structures of the state”.

At a time, Jorge Montoyaspokesman for the far-right Renovación Popular, insisted on the demand for change of several ministers, which is why they will not give a vote of confidence.

Unity and changes

In his previous presentation to the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly, Bellido summoned the unit to “solve one of the biggest political, social, environmental and health crises of the last decades”.

In addition, he argued that the “historic mission” of the government of Castillo is “bring about structural changes in an orderly, democratic and peaceful manner“Serve the most vulnerable sectors of the country.

“It’s time to start closing this gap in access to rights that embarrasses us as PeruviansBellido said.

Bellido began his speech in quechua and aymara, indigenous languages ​​of the Andean peoples and official, according to the Constitution, but this caused discomfort to several lawmakers and the President of Congress, who repeatedly urged the Prime Minister to translate his words.

He also detailed, as the main axes of his management, the measures to contain the progress of the coronavirus pandemic, revive the economy and fight against corruption.

About the pandemic, Bellido said the government has allocated a budget of $ 682 million and plans to vaccinate all adults over 18 until the end of 2021..

For economical reactivation promised to revitalize the rural sector, with a second agrarian reform, and to promote public and private investments with criteria of social profitability and territorial approach.

The Prime Minister also said that the government “has a firm commitment to the frontal fight against terrorism and drug trafficking “and that, in this fight”, the Armed Forces have our full support”.

The head of the ministry, however, during the almost three hours of his speech, he avoided mentioning questions and resignation requests that the opposition had raised for Bellido himself and other members of his ministerial cabinet for alleged links to acts of corruption and terrorism.

(With information from EFE)

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