“At a difficult time for the country, with a crisis stemming from the fifth wave of the pandemic, I reaffirm my commitment to democracy, the rule of law and the constitution, and I firmly oppose my administration planning to close Congress to avoid a vacancy,” he said in a brief statement on Internet networks.
He called on the legislature and all institutions “to work together with the greatest possible unity for a country that needs us to solve its major problems and for which it has democratically elected us for a period of five years”.
Thus he ratified the decision to remain in government until 2026, despite attempts to remove him from office, encouraged by the right-wing parliamentary opposition and centrist allies, who will seek a motion to sack Castillo next Wednesday to approve.
The President’s message was contextualized by rumors that following today’s resignation of Defense Secretary Daniel Barragán, there is talk of an alleged coup prepared by Castillo to prevent his sacking.
Right-wing parliamentarians picked up on the rumours, and far-right Congressman Diego Bazán called for an urgent meeting of the Speakers’ Council of the Parliamentary Banks to invite Barragán and the armed forces chiefs to report on the alleged coup.
MPs José Cueto and Jorge Montoya cited the rumors and called for explanations from Barragán, while former minister Juan Sheput claimed the defense chief had resigned because he had no say in the armed forces over the conduct of the alleged coup.
In a brief statement, the Council of Ministers asserted that the government respected democratic principles and was therefore “calling on all good Peruvians not to fall into speculation about an alleged collapse of the constitutional order”.
According to analyst and former Minister for Women, Anahí Durand, congressmen and coup plotters are spreading rumors demanding that the military speak out against the president, which other political sources say would be a maneuver to remove the president from office. meme/woman