Peru Guido Bellido, a provocative prime minister that generates fear and division
Several tremors shook Peru this Saturday after the appointment of the first cabinet of Pedro Castillo.
The earthquake in Piura, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale
, caused at least 40 injuries and considerable damage to dozens of buildings.
The initial intensity of the earthquake frightened the country, even
forcing the president to travel urgently to the northeast
.
In parallel, the Lima stock market
fell with a crash up to 6%
and the dollar rose without stopping to the detriment of the national currency, the sol, which reached all-time lows.
The economic agents weighed the power vacuum in the transcendental Ministry of Economy and Finance after the initial step back from the moderate technocrat Pedro Francke.
The appointment as prime minister of deputy Guido Bellido, a
pro-Castro Marxist, prosecuted for apology of Shining Path terrorism
and controversial for his macho and homophobic claims, put both Francke and lawyer Aníbal Torres on the ropes, favorite to occupy the Justice portfolio and Human Rights,
who even acknowledged that he was ending his work for the new administration
.
The tug of war between the most ultra and reactionary sector of Peru Libre (PL), with its leader, Vladimir Cerrón,
maneuvering between the shadows of power
, and the most pragmatic ones, scared even more a society fearful of Castillo's improvisation. Even from the left it was warned against the radical scourge launched by the PL team. "In a democracy, a government must have a broader and more convincing view of power to generate stability and confidence.
It will be better to quickly correct mistakes that will later be irreparable,
" said former President Ollanta Humala.
Finally, and faced with the evidence of the first clash, Castillo decided to back down and offer different concessions to the couple of ministers that he needed to complete the first Bellido cabinet. The swearing in of both was carried out again in the Lima night and left details that the political battle is not over.
Francke assumed his ministry without crucifixes and holy gospels
, which were imposed 24 hours before. With his first words he challenged both the president and his direct boss: "For sustained progress towards good living, with equal opportunities without distinction of gender, ethnic identity or sexual orientation.
For democracy and national consensus, I do swear.
" .
All this with a small pin on his jacket with the word equality and the colors of the rainbow flag.
Once in office, Francke insisted that from
within the cabinet he will fight for the separation between the government and the party
.
"The cabinet is very bad, we must not deceive ourselves. Francke and Torres raise the level, without a doubt. Bellido should not be there, several ministers either,
they are not qualified to manage ministries
. Soon it will be very clear and Castillo will have to make changes" , certified the sociologist Juan Luis Dammert.
Two 18-year-old women
Among the 18 components of the new cabinet there are only two women and one of them is Vice President Dina Boluarte, in charge of the Social Development and Social Inclusion portfolio. The mere comparison with the last cabinet of the centrist Francisco Sagasti
further airs the shame of Cerrón's extremists
: at the head of the government, as prime minister, was Violeta Bermúdez, who had five women in different portfolios.
The scandal caused by the ultras positions of the new prime minister forced him to make a statement public, when he has not yet faced the vote of confidence in Congress and
after learning that he is being pursued by a second terrorism investigation
.
According to the investigations of the National Police, Bellido was visiting the camp of remnants of the Senderistas in the Andean area of Vraem.
The prime minister "categorically rejected all forms of violence and terrorism" and expressed in writing his commitment to full equality of rights: "
Together we will overcome racism, classism, machismo and homophobia
, which are still deeply rooted in society. ".
Despite the obvious reversal, Castillo has complicated his political future in a country that has already removed three presidents in the last legislature and
has seen one of its former presidents remain in jail
(Alberto Fujimori), another awaits his deportation from the United States. (Alejandro Toledo), two have already gone through jail (Humala and Pedro Pablo Kuczinsky), another committed suicide to avoid it (Alan García) and on two others (Martín Vizcarra and Manuel Merino) there are different investigations.
The one chosen by Castillo to lead the government must overcome the obstacle of a Congress that has also started its new legislative period in a very controversial way.
Its president, María del Carmen Alva,
despised Sagasti in the transfer of powers
and prevented him from handing over the presidential sash to Castillo.
The ruling party only has 37 seats for PL and 5 for Together for Peru when it needs 66 to overcome confidence.
The "return" of Francke and Torres opens the possibility that the centrist bloc (8) reconsiders its initial refusal,
but even so they will need to win other support in the different benches
.
Some of the observers believe that Castillo only has a political future if he emerges from Bellido's "overweight".
"
Confidence must be given to the cabinet
, but social and media pressure must be applied for him to leave the council of ministers," said political analyst Santiago Bedoya.
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