“We have no problem leaving power,” said the Minister of Justice

For the umpteenth time, Justice Minister José Tello affirmed that President Dina Boluarte would not resign from office.

Honorable Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Jose Tello affirmed that “they have no problem leaving power”, but ruled out – for the umpteenth time – that the President of the Republic, To Boluarte Go resign from your job. One of the demands of the population mobilized at the national level is that the president step down.

Minister of Justice says government has no problem leaving this year or in 2024

José Tello reiterated that they have demonstrated with legislative initiatives that they want to provide a way out of the political crisis. In addition, he defended the cycle of dialogue between President Dina Boluarte and political parties.

“We have no problem leaving power, the only thing we want is for an orderly transition to take place. But the main thing is that as long as there is this type of political debates it does not help the life of a person who has water and drainage problems,” he told the show Al estilo Juliana.

Given the possibility that Congress may not reach an agreement to advance the elections Tello denied that the president boluarte go and reconsider leaving the Government Palace. “The president is not going to resign and after her, her cabinet, of which I am a part, we are united and firm in this decision,” he said.

The Minister of Justice, José Tello, explains the decision of the Congress regarding the advancement of the elections. PTR

“Because what awaits us is a Congress that in the alleged refusal that she has resigned, elections would be called in nine months and that she should discuss, with this level of consensus which is very weak, whether they are General electionsThey are only presidential,” he added.

Regional governments have asked Dina Boluarte to correct herself for accusing them of inciting protests and blockades

According to the president, the governors and the mayors continue the “rhetoric” of opposition to the executive and lifting of mobilizations. Through an open letter, the collective demanded the retraction of these expressions

He said a second scenario is for this current Congress to stay until 2026. “We have no guarantee that this process is serious. Yeah To Boluarte and his cabinet are in government, it is because beyond the protests there is a day to take care of the citizens,” he said.

Furthermore, he asked not to confuse the expression legitimate that there must be with the violent actions that are recorded when trying to take control of airports, block roads or attack public or private property.

Among the demands of the Protestant population are the closure of the Congress, the resignation of Dina Boluarte and the advancement of the elections. (Reuters/Pilar Olivares)

“I really mean it and I want to be very clear. let’s not confuse the expressionWhat should not be is violence. That there are all the demonstrations, it’s not a problem,” he said.

Martín Vizcarra argues that the resignation of Dina Boluarte would be the only way to advance the elections

The former President of the Republic stressed that it is about the immediate exit given the possibility that the Congress does not approve any advance for this year. He also spoke about his ban on holding public office and his handling of the pandemic.

He added that this type of social convulsions they also occurred in Chile and Colombia, where dozens of citizens lost their lives.

“It does not justify, what I will do is that these are situations that we never wanted to cause, these deaths have occurred,” he said.

The majority of protesters hold President Dina Boluarte responsible for the more than fifty deaths in the demonstrations. (Reuters/Pilar Olivares)

On February 3, Tello also indicated that President Boluarte does not plan to step down, even if there is no consensus in the Legislative Assembly for the advancement of the elections.

“There President She was pretty clear that she wasn’t going to give up. But we have to remember a little in December (2022), when many fellow journalists were asking the same question: what would happen on stage if the 87 votes were not reached (with the vacancy of Pedro Castillo) ? And 91 has been reached, so I particularly consider that the Congress You have to find your point of understanding and come to a consensus around this,” he told reporters.