The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)reiterated this Monday, December 19, that the coup leader Pedro Castillo The doors of the Mexican government are open to him to be granted asylum and he joined the protesters’ requests for early elections in Peru.
“It will depend on the will of President Castillo. A request has been made, a process is carried out and he has to be asked if he agrees, if he wishes. We have the doors open for the president of Peru, his family and all those who feel harassed in Peru, ”he said in his daily conference.
President Dina Boluarte confirmed last night in an interview with the media that Pedro Castillo’s wife and children are in the Mexican embassy receiving political asylum.
López Obrador emphasized that the arrest of the former president was “completely illegal” based on the violent demonstrations that are shaking the country, although now to a lesser extent. However, he did not mention the radical groups that encourage these acts of vandalism.
early elections
AMLO added that calling elections “is the best thing to do to stop the confrontation.”
“I am sure that once the call is made to call medium-term elections, spirits will calm down and people will be able to choose and restore democratic order,” he said.
The Mexican president emphasized that “he sees no other possibility” and that if the new government continues to cling to keeping Congress and the president using repression there will be “a lot of suffering in the town and a lot of instability.”
Rescue stranded Mexicans
Regarding the rescue of Mexican citizens stranded in Peru, López Obrador explained that procedures are being carried out for an air force plane to transfer them back to Mexico.
Last Saturday, the director of Attention to Migrants of the Government of Veracruz, Carlos Escalante, informed the EFE agency that 12 tourists from the southern state were rescued.
With information from EFE
