Almagro says that Castillo’s decision constituted “an alteration of the constitutional order” at the extraordinary meeting of the OAS Permanent Council
The OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, affirmed that the decision of the former president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, constituted an “alteration of the constitutional order in the country” and that it is “reprehensible and reprehensible from every point of view”, during the meeting session of the Permanent Council of the organization that was held this Wednesday in Washington.
Almagro also said that the OAS will provide the necessary support to Peru and that it will try to establish contact with President Dina Boluarte, who took office after Congress approved the vacancy motion against now former President Pedro Castillo.
For his part, the Bolivian ambassador to the OAS, Héctor Arce Zaconeta, rejected the attacks on what he called a “government of popular extraction.”
“Let’s hope it’s the last time that a popular government, an indigenous government, a government drawn from the healthiest sectors of a country’s nationality, is deeply rejected by the political order, by the established order, and its constant overthrow is sought.” said the Bolivian official.
However, he added that “nothing justifies a constitutional break,” while regretting that the high-level mission of the OAS that was in that country to analyze the political crisis “has not given the expected result.”
A few days ago, the preliminary report of the High Level Group (GAN) of the Organization of American States (OAS) that visited Lima, Peru, between November 20 and 23 recommended —among other things— “initiating a political truce”, while a dialogue is called between the actors and “a minimum consensus is achieved to ensure governability.”
Colombia expressed its concern about the political situation in Peru, called for dialogue “at the highest level” and asked that “the democratic expression that was given at the polls be respected.”
Other countries, including Mexico and the United States, also expressed their concern about the situation in Peru and said they were closely monitoring the situation. Several ambassadors also called for dialogue between Peru’s political actors.