Overview
- Congresswoman Ruth Luque submitted and registered a censure motion against Fernando Rospigliosi, the first vice president and acting head of Peru’s Congress.
- The filing stems from the use of a congressional camera at a Fuerza Popular rally where Keiko Fujimori announced a precandidacy, which Luque says breached electoral neutrality.
- Citing Article 68 of congressional rules, the motion argues a conflict of interest because Rospigliosi belongs to the political group that benefited from the event.
- If the Pleno approves the motion, Rospigliosi would be removed from the first vice presidency and a new election for that seat on the Mesa Directiva would follow.
- Luque links responsibility to the Office of Citizen Participation overseen by Rospigliosi, while opponents of censure contend the matter warrants only administrative sanctions.