Pedro Castillo: Opinions of congressmen one day after the debate on the presidential vacancy

One day after the motion for presidential vacancycongressmen AAlfredo Pariona (Free Peru), Norma Yarrow (Advance Country) and Jose Cueto (Popular Renovation) gave their point of view regarding this issue in AmpliaciĆ³n de Noticias.

Pariona, from the ranks of the ruling party, acknowledged that at the time she did not rule out voting in favor of the vacancy, but she clarified that her Huancavelica region supports the government of President Castillo and that is why she changed her position.

“We will be giving that vote for governability and that it can continue,” he explained. Alfredo Pariona. He maintained that both he and his caucus are convinced of supporting the president, and he also denied that he is going to resign from Peru Libre.

For her part, Norma Yarrow reiterated that she supports the presidential vacancy, but assumed that they still do not have the necessary votes for the removal of the president. She also said that they will be attentive to what comes out on the Sunday programs.

“The president continues to divide the social classes and the people with his speeches that he has had in Cusco, Ayacucho, Calca. All respect to the press because their investigative units are part of the team that wants to save the country,” said the parliamentarian.

Norma Yarrow He lamented that the president and his prime minister are only dedicated to insulting Congress and said he hoped that the benches would analyze their vote well, and he also described Pedro Castillo as a “mythomaniac” who doesn’t even “know what he’s talking about.” Regarding the possible arrival of observers from the OAS, he was very dissatisfied with it.

“The OAS has no interference with us. Out of respect, perhaps the president of Congress will allow them to enter, but if it were me I would not let them pass (to the chamber) because it is an issue that the constitution clearly endorses us,” he asserted.

Cueto doubts that the president will come to Congress

Finally, the congressman Jose Cueto hope that the President Castillo goes to Congress as he stated on the eve, but said that he had great doubts about the president’s word. He pointed out that it would be unfortunate if he did not appear in front of Parliament.

In the case of OASstressed that observers from that body are not needed because it is an internal issue that only concerns Parliament and that if they want to see the vacancy debate they can do it on television.

“It is an interference that observers from the OAS come,” emphasized the parliamentarian, who also acknowledged that they do not have the votes at the moment to achieve the presidential vacancy.

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