Minister of Justice on Election Advancement: ‘We have no problem leaving in 2023 or 2024’

Minister of Justice, Jose Telloemphasized the importance of the round of dialogue initiated by the President Dina Boluarte with representatives of the main political parties and indicated that the goal is to “rapprochement” and create a space for conversation with the actors responsible for finding a way out of the political crisis.

“This is something that should definitely be pursued at this stage, and this rapprochement with the leaders of political parties that have representation in Congress is necessary for this to happen, because you can have conversations and see the expectations of what the agenda might be. days in this legislature. it’s already over,” he said.

In an interview with RPP Noticias, the Minister of Justice acknowledged that the issue of early elections may be on the agenda of these conversations. On this occasion, Jose Tello assured in a dialogue with the program no turns that the executive branch has no problems with the completion of the presidential term until 2024.

“We have shown with two bills, black and white documents presented to the Congress of the Republic that we have no problem leaving early, we have requested early elections for 2023 and 2024. I think the evidence speaks for itself: we have no desire to cling to power, on the contrary, we want to guarantee an adequate transition period,” he said.

“What is clear to us, and this is the position that the executive has established, is that we are not clinging to power and that we have no problem leaving in 2023 or 2024. We have submitted two bills, we hope that Congress will agree with us and that the promotion of a general election is seen as a political decision,” he repeated on another occasion.

Making sure all political parties are invited, including Free Peruowner Ministry of Justice indicated that these meetings began with people power and We Peru that only “questions on the agenda” are subject to this criterion. In addition, he called “speculation” talk of a joint government with Fujimori.

“This adjective of meeting friends is wrong. First, in democracy there is a dialogue with all political forces. What happened was a broad appeal to all political forces, to the heads of parties, and this is what is happening, always in warm relations, because it comes with the principle of reaching points of understanding,” he said.

Dina Boluarte convenes political parties

President of the Republic Dina Boluarte, called on this Wednesday, February 15, the leaders of political parties “to resolve the political and social crisis that the country is going through” in government palaceinformed Presidency from their social networks.

They added that the meeting also aims to “promote a space for dialogue and consensus” regarding the social and political situation that the country is experiencing in the national context and the international vision of this panorama.

“In this sense, [Dina Boluarte] sent an appropriate invitation to representatives of political organizations to hold meetings at the headquarters of the Government Palace, starting tomorrow, February 15, 2023.

In this regard, Congressman Hector Acuna noted that the meeting should have taken place long ago in order to be able to engage in dialogue with political parties in the context of “permanent conflict.”

“It seems interesting to me, something that should have happened a long time ago. All parties are vertical (party owner, managers, benches). Some issues and projects can be touched upon so that the leaders are actively involved and ahead of the citizenship. Make a party life and try to manage the fate of the country, the leaders are those who manage the benches, they are there and you can hear them,” the parliamentarian said in Things as they are.

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