Peru calls for ambassadors in countries that support Castillo for consultations

On Monday, these four countries expressed support for Castillo and called for respect for the popular will in a joint statement. “We urge those who are part of the institutions to refrain from reversing the popular will expressed through free suffrage”, says the note.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reiterated on Tuesday that, for his country, “Pedro Castillo continues to be the president”, as he was elected democratically.

Na diplomacy, the call for consultations happens when a country calls back its own ambassador to report on a specific aspect. It is a gesture commonly used to express discomfort with a specific situation.

Self-strike

Castle He was dismissed on December 7th by Congress, after a failed attempt at a self-coup, with which he intended to close Parliament and govern by decree.

The former Peruvian president, a rural teacher far from the Peruvian elites, was detained when he went to the Mexican embassy to request asylum.

The vice president Dina Boluarte He assumed power constitutionally, but is now facing large protests from peasant and indigenous associations and organizations, who demand his resignation, Castillo's release and immediate elections.

The violence resulting from the demonstrations, with the blocking of airports and roads, has already left at least seven dead and 200 injured. The authorities declared a state of emergency, with the participation of the Armed Forces in controlling public security.

(AFP)

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