They reject a bill that extends the term of governors and mayors by 5 years

The Congressional Decentralization Commission rejected the bill of the parliamentarian of Peru Libre, Alfredo Pariona, who proposed to extend the term of office of regional governors and district mayors to 5 years with the aim of ensuring that the efforts have continuity and stability to implement the different projects they promised in their campaigns.

The congressman of the ruling party acknowledged that his proposal has not received full public support, but indicated that it is due to bad experiences that Peru has had with past authorities that could have committed acts of corruption. For this reason, he argued that intensive work is needed on the part of regional authorities, as well as justice operators.

At another time, the parliamentarian spoke with RPP Noticias about this initiative and indicated that he sought to eliminate the procedures that governors and mayors have to go through to carry out their projects. This is because during the first years what the outgoing management left behind must be continued and only during the third and fourth year can the mayor work on his project, so he considered that another year would allow greater execution.

“I have experienced this during the eight years that I have been district mayor, where in the first year the mayor has to simply execute the programming of the previous mayor. At the same time in that year you can advance a procedure, from the second year and practically your own management, your project could crystallize in the third and fourth year, which could mean execution,” he said.

“And the last fifth will mean just as supplementing and leaving the preparations for the delivery. In that context, in that context, I make this request, so that we can give some continuity, some stability to local and regional governments so that they can realize their aspiration, their promise, their campaign proposal,” he added.

PARLIAMENTARIANS'

Some parliamentarians spoke out on the initiative. In the case of Jorge Morante Figari, from Fuerza Popular, he considered that four years are enough and there is no need to extend the mandate for another year.

“First evaluate that. If re-election is resumed, it would be no longer four but eight years. The five years would be meaningless. Many, not being re-elected, do not strive to solve the problems last year,” said Morante.

For his part, Wilmar Elera, from Somos Perú, said that the proposal could generate more controversy and said that the timetable for electing new governors and authorities should be met next October.

“We already have a date for the elections. Whatever bill is going to bring is more controversy. It is as if a bill was submitted to extend the Presidency of the Republic for another year, that is out of focus. This bill, when it goes to the Constitution Committee, will not prosper, it will remain there,” he said.

The opinion of Cheryl Trigozo of the Alliance for Progress went along the same lines. He expressed his refusal to extend the administration of regional governors and mayors for another year.

“I don't agree with that proposal. I think four years are enough to develop a work plan. Giving them another year is not good,” said Trigozo.

Finally, the parliamentarian Carlos Anderson (ungrouped) argued that it is time to rethink the entire governance model of the country and that it is clear that decentralization in the last twenty years has been cut short and that all it has generated is dispersion in expenditure, waste of resources and corruption.

“In this context, rather than thinking about extending deadlines, the important thing is to think about how we do to make management transparent, to improve the quality of managers at the regional and local government levels, and how we control corruption,” said Congressman Anderson.

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