They present a new vacancy motion against Pedro Castillo

Should Pedro Castillo resign?

This is what Peruvians say 1:36

(CNN Spanish) -- 

In Peru, 50 of the 130 congressmen in Parliament presented a new vacancy motion against President Pedro Castillo.

During the little more than seven months that the president has been in power, this is the second vacancy motion promoted by the opposition.

The first request to declare the vacancy of the position of President of the Republic was given in November 2021, but it did not reach enough votes to continue its process in the Legislative.

The new motion indicates as a cause for vacancy the “permanent moral incapacity” of the president and accuses Castillo of repeatedly lying, and that “he has not reflected, much less corrected his conduct;

Quite the contrary, he has insisted on defending his actions”.

For the moment, Pedro Castillo has not reacted to this vacancy motion.

CNN is trying to get the president's reaction.

According to article 89 of the regulations of the Peruvian Congress, there are several stages that are part of the vacancy request procedure.

The first is to present the vacancy motion, which happened this Tuesday.

The second step is for the document to be admitted to debate.

If this happens, a date and time must be agreed for the debate and subsequent vote on the request for vacancy, a session in which the president or his lawyer exercises their right of defense.

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In November 2020, then-President Martín Vizcarra had to leave office when Parliament declared the Presidency vacant.

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