The leader speaks of a possible indefinite national strike Yes the agricultural sector is not served. It also indicates that the peasant platform includes the fulfillment of promises made by President Pedro Castillo, such as the closure of Congress and the second agrarian reformamong others.
This is a preventative stoppage. What comes next?
It is a preventive strike that has its stages, then we will go to the national strike next May 1st. And if the platform is not addressed, we will go on an indefinite national strike.
Why are you for the closure of Congress and other demands of a political nature?
We have a defined platform, which is the closing of the Congress of the Republic, the call for new elections and the dissolution of the monopolies because it cannot be that there are such large monopolies and oligopolies that have destroyed national production, the country’s economy and are now destroying the consumer by raising prices as they please.
YOU CAN SEE: Despite questions, changing Aníbal Torres in the PCM would not be a solution, according to experts
The agrarian platform also includes the fulfillment of promises made by President Castillo. There are many, which are priorities?
That this government fulfills its commitments to good education, good health, zero corruption, a second agrarian reform with a budget and, obviously, we are going for the constituent. But It is not that today I am imposing a new Constitution, it is first about consulting the people whether or not they agree with the change in the Constitution. If you agree, we go for the constituent. We are also against the monopoly of the big press, of private banking, of the pharmaceutical industry.
If this point is reached, President Castillo will be in big trouble.
The process of changes and transformations must begin. We see that the Executive does have intention, but we have a kidnapped president, blackmailed, that everyone pulls it from here to there. We have seen that the intention of this Congress, of the coup plotters, of the gangsters, is to continue destroying the country and make the president resign.
And that is why they are threatening him.
We tell him that he has two paths: either he goes to the other side where they don’t want him and will never want him, or he defines himself with the platform that he entered and with that we change the history of our country.
Flores sees in President Castillo a “kidnapped president” of his own party and its leader, Vladimir Cerrón. Photo: The Republic
YOU CAN SEE: Max Hernández: Pedro Castillo must commit to a broad-based cabinet in the National Agreement
Vladimir Cerrón also influences the president…
It’s crystal clear. The party has to live up to the circumstances demanded by the Peruvian reality and that reality demands a set of reforms that help us move forward, to generate development and well-being, the sumaq kausay.
With zero corruption.
Of course. I do not agree with incapable and corrupt ministers. But how is the legislative lobbyist?
You will recognize that the Executive has its share of responsibility in this crisis.
As I say, we have a president kidnapped by a party that has not helped him. A Congress that wants the president to resign, we are not going to allow it, we will take to the streets to support it. We have also said to be careful that he resign, because it would be abandoning the people in these difficult circumstances. Running away from that is a disappointment, it is a cowardly act.
