Natural Gas to Reach Seven Regions in Southern Peru

Natural gas extracted from the Cusco region will service the population of seven regions in southern Peru, announced President Vizcarra.

President Manuel Vizcarra announced a project that would bring natural gas to the population in seven regions in Southern Peru: Cusco, Puno, Apurímac, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Junín and Ucayali. In the announcement, the president stated that it’s unacceptable that the population closest to the resource currently does not have access to it.

The project will begin in the first trimester of 2020. Vizcarra made the announcement during the celebration of the 900,000th user connected to natural gas in the Lima and Callao region, benefitting 3.6 million people. He also declared that his government aims to reach 6 million by 2021.

Since 2004, the Camisea project extracts and transports natural gas from the Amazon basin of the Cusco region. Natural gas is considered the least harmful of the fossil fuels.

Hydraulic fracturing, or what is commonly known as fracking, is an unconventional and controversial way of extracting natural gas. A new law, Ley Orgánica de Hidrocarburos (N° 26221), is currently under debate in congress, within the commission for energy and mining. This law would facilitate the use of this method to extract natural gas in Peru, which has proven to be harmful to the groundwater and natural areas surrounding extraction sites.

Source: Andina

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November 14, 2019

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Congress Suspends Vizcarra, Declares Mercedes Araoz as Interim President

The move comes mere hours after President Martin Vizcarra dissolved congress in a televised message. The lawmakers immediately voted to suspend Vizcarra and name Vice President Mercedes Araoz as new interim President.

Soon after Vizcarra’s Monday evening message to the nation declaring the dissolution of congress, the lawmakers swiftly suspended President Vizcarra on grounds of an attempted coup d’etat. Vice President Mercedes Araoz was sworn in by congress as acting President, a position she promptly accepted.

Both sides declare their action to be legitimate and constitutional, creating a legal crisis that will not be resolved anytime soon. Thousands of people gathered in the center of Lima Monday afternoon and well into the night in support of the dissolution of congress.

As of the morning of Tuesday, October 1, the heads of the national armed forces and the police, as well as the mayors of the country, have declared allegiance to Vizcarra, recognizing him as the constitutional president. The press office for the presidency released an image from the presidential palace showing Vizcarra with the navy, air force and police commanders.

El Jefe del @CCFFAA_PERU y los Comandantes Generales del Ejército, Marina, Fuerza Aérea y Policía Nacional del Perú reafirman en Palacio de Gobierno su pleno respaldo al orden constitucional y al presidente @MartinVizcarraC como Jefe Supremo de las FF.AA y PNP. pic.twitter.com/EvbF0XfEBf
— Presidencia Perú (@presidenciaperu) October 1, 2019

While Vizcarra issued decree N° 165-2019-PCM dissolving congress and calling for general elections for January 26, 2020, congress will reconvene on Friday, October 4, to move forward with a motion to permanently dismiss Vizcarra.

Source: BBC News, NYT

Photo: President Vizcarra with the mayors of Peru/ANDINA

October 1, 2019

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Peruvian Congress Authorizes The President To Travel To Portugal And Spain

The Peruvian Congress approved a legislative resolution that authorizes President Martín Vizcarra to travel to Portugal and Spain with the purpose of an official visit to those countries.

He will be leaving on February 24 and returning on March 3, this year.
“As indicated by the request for travel authorization sent to Congress, President Vizcarra will make a state visit to the Portuguese Republic between February 25 and 26, where he will hold meetings with his counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Antonio Costa, and high authorities of the Assembly of the Republic and the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon”, Andina News Agency informed.
Likewise, Vizcarra will participate in a business forum, whose central theme will be Peru, with the aim of promoting the country as a destination of opportunities for investment, tourism and culture.
“The State Visit to the Kingdom of Spain will be held from February 27 to March 1. The Head of State plans to meet with King Felipe VI and the Mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, with whom he will participate in the inauguration of the ARCO Madrid 2019 Fair”, the news agency reported.
In addition, it will have a meeting with the president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and with high authorities of the Congress of Deputies.

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January 31, 2019

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Peruvian Congressman Will Denounce The President Of Peru For Allegedly Violating The Constitution

The opposition congresswoman in Peru, lawyer Yeni Vilcatoma, announced yesterday that she will file a complaint against the President, Martín Vizcarra, for allegedly violating the country’s constitution.

RT Noticias reported that this alleged violation is of the article 126 which regulates activities outside governmental functions. This article reads:

“Ministers cannot manage personal or third party interests, exercise lucrative activity or intervene in company management or private associations”, as published in ONPE (Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales).

“Vilcatoma maintains that the President was the operations manager of his family company CyM Vizcarra – linked to the Odebrecht case – while he was the minister of Transport and Communications”, RT Noticias wrote.
This took place, according to RT Noticias, during the presidency of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK). It is known that Vizcarra left this company on March 2018 when he assumed the role of Head of State after PPK’s resignation.

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January 23, 2019

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Vizcarra: “2019 Will Be The Year Of Economic Takeoff”

President Martín Vizcarra ensures the execution of infrastructure projects and social works that will boost the country’s economy in 2019.

According to information published in El Peruano, he “affirmed that 2019 will be the year of economic and infrastructure takeoff for the benefit of all Peruvians, and outlines that the frontal fight against corruption will not be neglected, especially during the execution of works in all corners of the national territory”.

Vizcarra made this declaration during the start-up of the Ayabaca hospital construction where he guaranteed that “this establishment will be finished and put into service before the end of 2020”, El Peruano reported.

It is expected that this hospital will benefit approximately 30,000 inhabitants and will require a total investment of 90 million soles, of which 26 million have already been transferred.
“Starting next year, we will begin to work in educational institutions, in basic sanitation, hospitals, roads, that is, in the works that generate the development of Ayabaca, Piura and Peru,” said the President.

In this regard, he said that the works should continue with the newly elected authorities, but that supervision should not be left aside, to avoid acts of corruption, which should be punished.

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December 21, 2018

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President Martín Vizcarra’s Approval Rises To 61%

The national approval of the President of the Republic, Martín Vizcarra, rose in October to 61%, which represents an increase of 14 points in relation to the previous month, as observed in the latest Datum survey, said Andina News Agency.

According to the national survey, published in Peru21 and Gestión, the president’s approval increased from 47% to 61%, while the disapproval was reduced from 47% to 32%.

The approval of President Vizcarra is greater in the north of the country (65%) and in Lima (63%), while in the urban areas it is 62% and in the rural, it is 59%.

While according to socioeconomic level, the AB approval is at 67%, the C at 64%, the D 60% and the E at 57%.

Finally, by age, the greatest support comes from the sector located between 55 to 70 years (65%), followed by 18 to 24 years (63%) and 35 to 44 years (62%).

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October 1, 2018

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Vizcarra Will Explain Peru’s Internal Situation In The UN

Next week, President Martín Vizcarra will speak on the internal political situation of Peru in the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), especially the use of a legal instrument that would allow for him to close the Congress.

This, according to information from Debate, “is a mechanism established in the Constitution to accelerate political reforms and administration of justice in his crusade against corruption that plagues the country”, they wrote.

Vizcarra chose of explaining the country’s situation is opposed by the opposition party Fuerza Popular, which leads the Parliament. Luz Salgado, an important legislator of that group, said shortly before the Congress authorized Vizcarra’s trip: “the president has to be careful when addressing the UN, because we solve internal problems here,” you can read in Debate.

Today the ministerial cabinet will request in Congress the constitutional mechanism of “confidence”. If it is denied for the second time, the President could close the legislative body using its powers established in articles 133 and 134 of the Constitution.

Vizcarra seeks to submit to popular consultation in December his proposals to prohibit the reelection of parliamentarians, regulate private funding for political campaigns, create a new way to choose the council of electors of key authorities and propose the return to a bicameral Congress. Recent surveys show that Vizcarra’s initiatives are highly supported and have boosted his popularity.

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Natural Gas to Reach Seven Regions in Southern Peru

Natural gas extracted from the Cusco region will service the population of seven regions in southern Peru, announced President Vizcarra.

Congress Suspends Vizcarra, Declares Mercedes Araoz as Interim President

The move comes mere hours after President Martin Vizcarra dissolved congress in a televised message. The lawmakers immediately voted to suspend Vizcarra and name Vice President Mercedes Araoz as new interim President.

Peruvian Congress Authorizes The President To Travel To Portugal And Spain

The Peruvian Congress approved a legislative resolution that authorizes President Martín Vizcarra to travel to Portugal and Spain with the purpose of an official visit to those countries.

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Peruvian Congressman Will Denounce The President Of Peru For Allegedly Violating The Constitution

The opposition congresswoman in Peru, lawyer Yeni Vilcatoma, announced yesterday that she will file a complaint against the President, Martín Vizcarra, for allegedly violating the country’s constitution.

“Ministers cannot manage personal or third party interests, exercise lucrative activity or intervene in company management or private associations”, as published in ONPE (Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales).

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President Martín Vizcarra ensures the execution of infrastructure projects and social works that will boost the country’s economy in 2019.

President Martín Vizcarra’s Approval Rises To 61%

The national approval of the President of the Republic, Martín Vizcarra, rose in October to 61%, which represents an increase of 14 points in relation to the previous month, as observed in the latest Datum survey, said Andina News Agency.

The approval of President Vizcarra is greater in the north of the country (65%) and in Lima (63%), while in the urban areas it is 62% and in the rural, it is 59%.

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Vizcarra Will Explain Peru’s Internal Situation In The UN

Next week, President Martín Vizcarra will speak on the internal political situation of Peru in the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), especially the use of a legal instrument that would allow for him to close the Congress.

Today the ministerial cabinet will request in Congress the constitutional mechanism of “confidence”. If it is denied for the second time, the President could close the legislative body using its powers established in articles 133 and 134 of the Constitution.

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