The benches of We can Peru and Popular renewal They will not support that the President Dina Boluarte trip to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis. Both agreed that the president must focus on the problem that Peru is going through due to the increase in crime.
From Podemos they assured that the priority of Dina Boluarte It is fighting crime and not seeking international exposure.
“The priority of the president must be to combat crime and not seek international exhibition. In this critical context, the minimum required by the Nation is a present leadership, active and committed to the defense of life and peace,” said Podemos Peru.
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Meanwhile, renewal affirmed that the duty of the Head of State It is to seek solutions to the crisis insecurity instead of absent.
“For the state of emergency as a result of the crime of crime in which we are being the responsibility of the president to seek to solve the urgent problems that afflict our population, instead of absent in critical moments,” said popular renewal.
We can and renewal also commune that for these events Peru can be represented by the Foreign Ministry.
“We recognize the importance of Peru being present at such a sensitive moment for the Catholic world. It must attend a high delegation of the Executive Branch headed by the Chancellor (…)” We invite all political parties especially to Congress to reject the request of the trip “,” explained Podemos.
“We show our total and absolute rejection of Dina Boluarte’s travel request to attend the Pope’s funeral (..) We can be represented in that act by the Chancellor,” said renewal.
Dina Boluarte calls for permission to Congress to travel
The president requested permission from Congress to travel to the funeral of Pope Francis. In this way, the Plenary of the Congress will determine on Wednesday if the head of state travels to give the last goodbye to Sumo Pontiff.
According to the documentation accessed by the Republic, Dina Boluarte asks from the Juerves April 24 to Sunday 27 to be absent.
In those days, the president will exercise her functions virtually, after Congress approved a law that allows Boluarte to govern when she leaves Peru.