Martin Vizcarra doubts his disqualification and does not rule out the possibility of running for president of the republic

ex-president Martin Vizcarra was optimistic that March 16 Power of attorney to resolve in his favor an amparo suit he filed against Congress to vacate a five-year ban from public office and take his seat or run in an early general election.

“This was the second disqualification, against all logic, because the Congress of the Republic and the Constitution say that the maximum disqualification is 10 years. They disqualified me when I was elected congressman in 2021 so I couldn’t play sports, and then they disqualified me again for another five years. Both are under appeal,” he said.

In the midst of this scenario, Martin Vizcarra He pointed out that his political goals are a process independent of his request to have his ban removed by Congress, which he called “illegal, unconstitutional, and offensive.” According to him, this decision of the parliament is due to the fact that during his tenure he made “very tough decisions regarding political parties and economic groups of power.”

“Because of the decisions I made in the two years and ten months that I was President of the Republic, they made decisions that are not made Constitution. First in November 2020 with a vacancy that had no justification, and little by little all the evidence will be found to confirm that there was no justification,” he said.

When asked about his intentions to run for President of the Republic, Martin Vizcarra He did not rule out the option, although he acknowledged that it would depend on whether he could lift the suspension against him. In addition, he announced that he would soon officially register the political party he leads.

“As a citizen, I want to continue to serve my country wherever I go. If in one of the various variables an opportunity arises that I can file and get the support of the population, this may be an option, but it is not the only one. In March, we are finalizing the registration of a party that will lead an active life,” he said.

at another time Martin Vizcarra declined to answer the former president Peter Paul Kuczynski – whom he replaced after his resignation – after he accused him of “plotting” to remove him from office. In this regard, the former minister also said that he remembers him “with great respect”; however, he said that “he lacked the political conviction to serve as president.”

“I respect and appreciate him very much, but I haven’t talked to him for a long time, so the environment that surrounds former President Kuchinsky whispers in his ear that he finally expresses and expresses an opinion that I do not share. but I respect it. If we see where the line of his statements goes, then this is the line of the environment that is next to him,” he said.

Martin Vizcarra wants to annul suspension

Last May in Congress He approved the suspension of former President of the Republic Martin Vizcarra for five years from public office for a constitutional violation committed by the former President in relation to Article 126 of the Magna Carta.

The measure was approved by 67 votes to 5, with 15 abstentions. Thus, the final report prepared by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Accusations of the previous Congress was approved as a result of the accusation brought by the former parliamentarian. Yeni Vilkatoma.

Martín Vizcarra is accused of links with private companies during his tenure as Minister of Transport in the government Peter Paul Kuczynski in 2018. At that time, according to the report, he did not relinquish his stake in CyM Vizcarra S.A.C. while performing his duties at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The subcommittee document indicates that the former president would have supported Obrainsa’s economic interests by providing public works while he held the aforementioned position under the Kuchinsky government.

This was the second time that Vizcarra Cornejo was suspended from public service, as the plenary session of Congress suspended him from holding any public office for another 10 years in case of irregular vaccination of government employees with doses of Sinopharm. The former president was also secretly vaccinated in his relatives.

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