the cardinal Peter Barreto questioned that the Congress of the republic have not approved the early elections that he planned to develop in December 2023. Likewise, he said that said initiative is “a popular outcry”.
“The truth is that, as a Peruvian and a citizen, I am outraged by what happened last Friday in Congress. We cannot accept that Congress does not do its part to advance the elections, that is a general cry. Some do not want to leave Congress and do not think about the country. That generates more violence, ”he declared for RPP Noticias.
The cardinal barreto made a similar comment on the subject again, who participated in the march for peace that took place in Huancayo This Monday, December 19. It is there where the Archbishop of Huancayo “congratulated” the parliamentarians who supported the early elections, since they “They opted to listen to the people.”
“It is inadmissible that the Congress of the Republic elected by Peruvian society has not been able to take that step forward in the elections. I congratulate the congressmen who opted to listen to the people who cry out and want the early elections. In this sense, we have to say that we do not give in to these signs of corruption and we truly want a dignified and honest country,” Barreto said.
Likewise, Cardinal Barreto regretted the loss of human life during the protests registered within the country.
“We are very sorry for this situation of pain for so many families. We reject violence wherever it comes from, but we do want to say that Peru wants peace with justice. We can no longer tolerate this situation of violence, of lack of governability, which especially affects the poorest, the peasants, the farmers,” he said.
