Martin Vizcarra: “I have never approved a vacancy with Keiko Fujimori or any emissary of Fujimoriism”

ex-president Martin Vizcarra responded to statements made to him also by a former head of state, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK)regarding the fact that he was involved in a “conspiracy” with Fujimorismo that led to his resignation from office on March 21, 2018.

In an interview with channel Nheld yesterday, Wednesday, Cornejo He “categorically” stated that there had never been such coordination with either Keiko Fujimori, the leader of Fujimorism, or with any “emissary” of said political group.

“When the PPK resigned of its own accord, I was 6,500 km away as Ambassador to Canada. I did not coordinate with anyone, I never spoke with either the leader of the Fujimorism, or with any emissary, ”he said.

He also stated that he had never personally met Fujimori Higuchi during his tenure as PPK and that the only meeting with her in which he participated was to escort Kuchinsky.

“During the stay PKP I have not met Keiko Fujimori. (I met) when I was president of Peru. During command PKPone day I met Keiko Fujimori, but accompanying the PPK in the Government Palace. There was a visit from Ms. Fujimori, accompanied by Mr. (Jose) Chlimper, and the President asked me PKP accompany him. It was the only time I met her during her tenure,” he said.

As for the veracity of the statements PKPin which he indicates that he confronted his then vice president for those alleged encounters he had with Fujimori, Vizcarra claimed that said confrontation never happened and that he remained “loyal to the end”.

“I’m not going to speak badly about the former president (…) He’s wrong and I’m not going to take any legal or administrative action for it. PKP with his false statements (…) I respect him for the efforts he made for Peru (…) I was loyal to him to the end, I was loyal to the country,” he said.

Regarding the meetings he had with the leader of Fujimorism after taking office as president, vizcarra it is stated that this was twice at the request of Fujimori Higuchi.

“She asked for a management meeting, which I thought was her intention. But at the second meeting, as I said publicly, she asked me change two ministers: the minister of labor, who was very astute in the business sector, and the minister of health, who promoted the Healthy Eating Act. I told him “no way” and Fujimori started a direct confrontation with the government, which was to the end,” he said.

“I came to power through constitutional succession”

On the other side, Cornejo indicated that he became president “by constitutional succession” after resigning from office Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

Asked about his statement that he would step down as vice president if Congress vacated the PPK, Vizcarra elaborated that he would have done so if the presidential vacancy that had been brought against him flourished; but he didn’t because it was a resignation.

“In December 2017, when Congress intends to release PKP, I accompany him to Hemicycle as VP so that he can defend himself against a job request (…) In December I said that if a vacancy came up, obviously I would resign. (What has changed is) that he was not released, he resigned. They are completely different things,” he said.

Regarding the vacancy that Congress approved against him in 2020, vizcarra pointed out that it was an “unfair” trial.

“I was unfairly devastated, but I had no intention of resigning. I led a country in which there was political, economic and social stability. The difference between the fact that the authorities of the state unreasonably remove you from office, and the fact that the president himself says that I will not go again, ”he explained.