Dina Boluarte: “For the elections to be rescheduled to a date and time specified by Congress”

President of the Republic Dina Boluartereferring to the revision presented yesterday by the parliamentarian Hernando Guerra Garcia so advance the general election for December of this year.

In this regard, the Head of State indicated that she had discussed the issue “with the Minister of Justice and with the Prime Minister” so that these elections could be postponed “within the electoral technical period, to December 2023.” In this regard, he highlighted the initiative People’s strength.

“If these (elections) go without political reforms and other things, maybe the months can be shortened a little more. On behalf of the Executive Branch, I appeal to Congress. If Fuerza Popular’s proposal to hold early elections in 2023 is considered, good,” he told the press.

In the same vein, he criticized the “radical” left blocs Congress who propose holding a civil referendum to discuss the possibility constituent Assembly.

“If the point is that, on the other hand, the radical left also proposes, but with the condition that it must pass through the constituent assembly. This is another excuse to be able to radicalize, to be able to continue the bloody country,” he said.

“Yes strength of the people D Appendix They are asking for a re-shoot of what they already presented at one time, and the left bloc opposed it, so this is a proposal that does not have conditioning and it will pull us out of the quagmire we are in,” he added.

Considering that the plenary session of the Congress will be held today, at which the course of the elections this year will be discussed, the head of state appealed to the national representation with a call to set the day and time for the next elections.

“So that the elections are postponed to a date and time when Congress to tell. We will call these elections immediately from the executive branch. No one is interested in clinging to power (…) We will be here until Congress (to be determined). Agree: elections are on such a day and at this moment we will call general elections,” he stressed.

Armed Forces and PPP will unblock roads

Yesterday, in a joint statement by the Ministry of Defense (Mindef) and the Ministry of the Interior (Mininter), it was announced that Armed forces and PNP “they will unblock the roads of the National Highway Network.” In this regard, the President boluart He pointed out that “after more than 45 days” the country can no longer be “from blockade to blockade.”

For his part, the Minister of Defense Jorge Chavez Crossindicated that said joint intervention “carries out all procedures within the framework of the law”.

“According to what was announced in the statement, we will act firmly and prudently within the law to guarantee medical services, freedom of movement and guarantee the right to life (…) In accordance with what is provided in Constitution and laws, we are going to take action in the coming hours, relevant protocols and appropriate legal action, because we all know that blocking the road is a crime that qualifies as extortion,” the head of Defense said.

However, he declined to give details about what these joint actions of law enforcement agencies would consist of and how they would begin.

“There will be hostilities, and we cannot say what kind of actions we are going to conduct, neither at the moment nor in the place. Trust your national police, trust your Armed forces that they will take the actions already planned in the next few hours. Trust that what will be done is correct in the relevant legal framework and is trying to guarantee the maximum right that every person has: the right to life,” he said.