After more than four hours, the forum of the National Agreement (AN), which held its 132nd session at the Government Palace, was suspended due to the deaths that occurred in Puno while the meeting was taking place. His technical secretary, Max Hernandezinformed that a new date will be sought to continue with the space for dialogue between the different levels of government.
“In these circumstances we could not continue with the session; this was suspended and we will have a new call. The decision is to have a next session as soon as possiblehe declared.
At the beginning of the meeting, Hernández asked the media to leave the Great Hall to meet in private. His decision was not to the liking of the regional governors Jorge Luis Pérez (Lambayeque) and Werner Salcedo (Cusco), who questioned his criteria.
Due to this, when he left the Palace, the representative of the National Agreement responded to the press that, during the reserved session, the forum discussed mechanisms to “Start a great national dialogue of territorial scopehe”.
At night, in an interview with Channel N, he revealed that at the meeting some of the participants reflected on Dina Boluarte’s permanence in power. “Many things have been heard, from people who said that Mrs. Boluarte should stay until 2026, to people who asked that she leave immediately.“, said.
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The debate took place among the members of the Council of State, almost all of the new regional governors, as well as representatives of the parliamentary benches, the head of Congress Joseph Williams and some civil society actors.
call for peace
Before the tragedy broke out in Puno, the president Dina Boluarte sent a message at the beginning of the expected forum. “We are gathered here because the situation in the country deserves that we put on the table, as we always say, dot the i’s, to reach concrete agreements and how we want to govern the country, with what perspective we want to address the needs of the homeland”, he pointed.
In addition, he referred specifically to the regions where the demonstrations continue. “What you are asking for is a pretext to continue generating chaos in the cities. I call you to reflection, brothers and sisters”, he referred.
For his part, the president of the Judiciary, Javier Arévalo, called for pacifying the country through peace and unity “to overcome the serious problems we face”.
“We believe that there are legitimate claims by citizens, but we also believe that no protest can be carried out through violence or destruction.“, held.
In his turn, José Williams, president of the Legislature, recalled that the situation of chaos was unleashed by the failed coup d’état by Pedro Castillo. “Shutting down Congress and declaring reform to the constitutional bodies is usurping power and that must be made clear. I repeat it now because it is necessary to inform the population with the truth”he asserted.
Keep in mind
- Together for Peru (Democratic Change in Congress), Peru Libre, Bloque Magisterial and other left-wing benches did not attend the AN forum.
- Max Hernández said that he rescues “two very brief conclusions: no to violence and no more deaths”.
- Hours before the meeting, the regional governor of Junín, Zósimo Cárdenas, demanded that the regional movements not be summoned to the Palace.
- “You have to talk with those who do not want to talk, listen to those who shout and transform their fear into violence.”, said Max Hernández, technical secretary of the National Agreement.
