The presidential candidacy of Carlos Espáparty leader YesI believehad harsh criticism against Parliament by pointing out that they have no one to answer to. However, his statements have generated an important political debate since it leads the congressman Jorge Montoya Manrique on your list Senate of the Republic for the general elections 2026.
“In the last 25 years we have become a parliamentary system, Congress does whatever it wants and they do not answer to anyone. They have gone from a budget of 350 to 1,250 million soles. At the end of the year they have plenty of money and they distribute it in bonuses, they buy lunch for 80 soles per person, there is a lack of control,” he said for Willax.
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However, Espáwho is a journalist by profession, had the decision to add Montoya, a congressman with extensive history in Peruvian politics, who has even been rejected inside and outside his own electorate. Montoya He is a retired admiral and congressman who is running for the Senate with number 5 on the list.
It is important to highlight that the statements of Espá They refer to a report by Fourth Estate which revealed that in December 2022, Congress approved an addendum in order to raise the cost of meals for each parliamentarian from 15 to 80 soles. At that time, Montoya Instead of making a self-criticism, he attacked the journalists who questioned him.
“What I have observed is a bad intention in making the report. First, they make fun of the fact that top quality meat and chicken are ordered, what do they want to order? Third class? I ask the person and the channel that made the report, what do you eat? Third class food, surely. For them to ask that question and be surprised, I imagine they must be on that side. (…) When you want to do something with bad intentions, you see and this report is with bad intentions. It is not a topic of journalistic investigation to find fraud or misuse of money (…) They will surely want us to eat alfalfa,” declared Montoya Manrique.
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Criticism from own supporters
It is worth remembering that after the announcement of the inclusion of Montoya, Groups of SíCreo supporters in regions such as the south of the country expressed their discontent and they even erased party propaganda as a sign of rejection, since they considered a contradiction with the message of political renewal that Espá I was trying to project.
In response, Espá He published a message on social networks defending the opening of his group to new figures. He assured that his party does not “close the door to anyone” and that it seeks diverse approaches to recover authority and the direction of the country.
