Overview
- Congressman Segundo Montalvo formally asked Congressional President Fernando Rospigliosi to place motion No. 21,270 — seeking Jerí’s removal for permanent moral incapacity under Article 113(2) — at the top of Tuesday’s agenda.
- The extraordinary plenary on February 17 was officially convened to debate seven censure motions against Jerí, not a vacancia petition.
- A censure approved by simple majority would remove Jerí from the congressional presidency and therefore from the acting presidency, whereas a vacancia would require a higher vote threshold.
- Montalvo contends the vacancia is a special constitutional procedure that warrants urgent, exceptional treatment under the principle of specialty despite the pre-set call for censure debates.
- Jerí retains support from Fuerza Popular, Somos Perú and cabinet officials, as Premier Ernesto Álvarez advised him not to attend the session and Health Minister Luis Quiroz said the cabinet is solid, while allegations over undisclosed meetings with Chinese businessmen drive the removal push.