Minister of Culture on Pedro Castillo's possible resignation: “That would not help the country at all.”

The last few days have been marked by a proposal whose possibility of happening seems not to be very close to reality. This was hinted by the Minister of Culture, Alejandro Salas, confirming that the resignation is not among the plans of President Pedro Castillo. This is not the first time that the member of the cabinet has ruled out the possibility of a resignation, for his part he has always indicated that the president's decision is to continue promoting the reforms that are needed for the country.

“Not at all (it is in his plans to resign). That would not help the country at all, he is a president who has been elected for five years and is aware that he has been in government for eight months and that he has realized that he is willing to be able to amend them, but he has also realized that he needs to work with the legislature,” he said in conversation with Exitosa.

The statements followed comments by the President of Congress, María del Carmen Alva, on an opening to the call for general elections. This after pointing out that no one in Congress “entrenches” and that if necessary, Peruvians would return to the polls to renew members of the political class.

“I don't think the solution is for everyone to leave, the question would be what we gain from that, what we gain after that. How long will that curve last for something to be established again?” , Salas replied, adding that he believed that if the representatives of the population had been elected for five years, the deadline should be respected and ways to reach agreement between the two should be sought.

REQUESTS FOR RESIGNATION

The possibility of a resignation by Pedro Castillo has been repeated several times in recent weeks. It has not only been heard in the Congress of the Republic, but also by leaders who did not hesitate to present the proposal to the same president. During the decentralized Council of Ministers held last week in Junín, leaders Eduardo Sauñí and Carlos Garagatti expressed to Pedro Castillo their desire to leave office.

“We don't have anything to eat Mr. President, my daughter would tell me that if I started a conversation with the president, he would tell me 'tell the president to step side', that's what the people ask, with all due respect, I'm going to ask him to step aside and call for new elections,” Sauñí said at Huanca Stadium.

Shortly after, he regretted the premier's comments by recommending that the population eat fish in the face of rising chicken prices. “Every day you disrespect us, how can you say you eat fish, because it's not enough for chicken. They say it's a global problem, but what are we doing, let's hope people make stoppages,” he said.

“Mr. Castillo, ministers, let us put on the shirt of Junín and the country, otherwise, as a civil society, we will have to ask you for the welfare of us and the country, to step aside,” Garagatti said at the time of his speech. The comments were described as “coup leaders” by premier Aníbal Torres.

Congress and the Office of the Ombudsman have also sent official documents to President Castillo, although these letters serve only the function of presenting the position of the majority of the national representation and heads of the defender's office.

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