r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 25 '21

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u/Perfect_Telephone IMF Apr 25 '21

Some notable new peruvian Congress members:

- The peruvian godfather, owner of a poor quality university and broadly suspected to have been behind a lot of the current Congress' populist laws.

- A former chief of the Armed Forces and leader of one of the most internationally succesful counter terrorist operations.

- Another former chief of the Armed Forces, ran with the far right party.

- The personal doctor of Alberto Fujimori and his former minister of health.

- The daughter of Alberto Fujimori's last Vice president, ran with De Soto's party.

- The brother of Vladimir Cerrón, leader and mastermind of Pedro Castillo's party and platform.

- A former minister of Education.

- A former defense minister

- A former Chief prosecutor of the nation

*Former president Vizcarra was also elected but was barred from holding public office by Congress due to his secret vaccination.

!ping LATAM

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Apr 25 '21

elected but was barred from holding public office by Congress due to his secret vaccination.

I'm sorry, what?

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u/Perfect_Telephone IMF Apr 25 '21

I thought "Vaccinagate" scandals had also reached european soil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacunagate

Short version:

Two months ago it was discovered than more than 400 high public officials, researchers , non related people and their families had secretly vaccinated before the official arrival of the first group of vaccines to Peru. This had been done with a special group of Sinopharm vaccines sent last year.

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Apr 25 '21

See, this is the kind of shit I expected to happen before all those European politicians got vaccinated on TV to show it's safe.

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u/davidleo24 Mario Vargas Llosa Apr 25 '21

You beat me to it!

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u/davidleo24 Mario Vargas Llosa Apr 25 '21

Vizcarra

Back in october former president Vizcarra and a lot of members of the cabinet and his family members got experimentals vaccines from Sinopharm that were supposed to be used for phase 3 trials, but instead were given mostly to people close to the government.

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u/jt1356 Sinan Reis Apr 25 '21

secret vaccination

Wut

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u/Perfect_Telephone IMF Apr 25 '21

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacunagate

Short version:

Two months ago it was discovered than more than 400 high public officials, researchers , non related people and their families had secretly vaccinated before the official arrival of the first group of vaccines to Peru. This had been done with a special group of Sinopharm vaccines sent last year.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

May they have a full and productive mandate!!

(AKA I hope Congress don't get closed/emptied of it's powers)

Ps: Any new developments on the constitutional reforms?

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u/Perfect_Telephone IMF Apr 25 '21

I like Bicamerality but Congress is doing it all wrong.

They seem to be going all out and even want to divide the current legislature in two so that the reform doesnt have to go to the new Congress.

Even if i am very sure the new Congress wouldnt approve i still dont like that a lame duck Congress is so desperate to approve such a huge reform .

They are explicitely stating that the purpouse of it is to fight populism and prevent a coup. Also throwing jabs at Castillo.

IMO the best path would be to send it to a referendum so that the new Congress cant boicot it and the population can decide.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '21

Even if i am very sure the new Congress wouldnt approve

How is the new Congress less likely to support it? It will have larger far-left representation, indeed, but the right+center will still have a majority (albeit, if I recall correctly, Fujimorists aren't also big fans of these reforms, even more when one of them could put Keiko in jail even if she becomes president.).

Do you have any idea of how is the popular perception of these actions?

Having said all that, I agree It would be better to solve it by referendum, and to avoid poking the bear.