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Vaesken calls on the PLRA to take a position amid reports of changes in the Supreme Court
The Liberal deputy asked the party’s Executive Board to speak out against rumors of a possible Cartista push against Supreme Court justices. According to ABC Color, he warned that to advance an impeachment, the ruling party would need Liberal votes.
Liberal deputy Édgar “Billy” Vaesken called on the PLRA Executive Board to take a position on rumors of a possible Cartista attempt to push out justices of the Supreme Court of Justice.
According to ABC Color, Vaesken said Honor Colorado would be targeting Víctor Ríos, Manuel Ramírez Candia and Gustavo Santander Dans, identified as the justices not aligned with Cartismo. Under that version, the route to try to replace them would be impeachment.
The lawmaker specifically asked for a definition from Liberal president Alcides Riveros and stressed that, if an initiative of that kind moved forward, the ruling party would need Liberal support. In that context, he recalled the recent re-election of Camilo Benítez Aldana at the Comptroller General’s Office and the appointment of Armindo Torres as deputy comptroller, an episode he questioned as a ceding of spaces to the Colorado Party.
ABC Color also noted that, since no Supreme Court justice is close to leaving office due to age limits, any change could only come through impeachment for poor performance. For the accusation to advance, the Chamber of Deputies must gather two-thirds of those present, which equals 53 votes if all 80 members attend. According to the same outlet, the Colorado ruling bloc has 49. In the Senate, meanwhile, 30 votes are required to remove a justice, so Liberal backing would also be necessary.
Always according to ABC Color, the names mentioned as possible targets match justices who did not take part in a meeting at Mburuvicha Róga last year and who voted against decisions linked to the case of former senator Kattya González.
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