Friction between Peru and its neighbors on the left who support Pedro Castillo
Dina Boluarte, Peru's former vice-president who became head of state after the dismissal of Pedro Castillo, with newly appointed cabinet members, gathered for a group photo after their swearing-in ceremony, at the government palace in Lima, December 10, 2022. AP - Guadalupe Pardo
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The new government of Peru led by Dina Boluarte called Thursday, December 15, for consultations in Lima, the capital, with its ambassadors in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico.
The Peruvian executive rejects the statement of those governments that support Pedro Castillo.
The former president was removed from office on December 7 after his failed attempt to dissolve parliament.
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Four governments, all on the left, show their support for the ousted president on the same side.
The four countries are indignant in a joint statement: according to them, Pedro Castillo "
was the victim of a hostile, anti-democratic movement and in violation of the American Convention on Human Rights
".
In response, the head of Peruvian diplomacy Ana Cecilia Gervasi denounces an "
interference in the internal affairs
" of the country.
Some states have expressed divergent opinions after what happened in Peru on the constitutional level.
With the President of the Republic, we have decided to summon our ambassadors to these countries.
It is a question of expressing our embarrassment in the face of this attitude.
All this is contrary to the mutual respect supposed to prevail in our relations and to our traditional bonds of friendship.
Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico agree that the people have “
expressed their will in a free election
”.
The four countries therefore continue to designate Pedro Castillo as the president of Peru, despite his dismissal.
Mexican leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador even offered political asylum to his counterpart.
He reaffirmed his support for her this week.
►To re-read: Peru: ex-president Castillo kept in detention for a year and a half
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