Jorge Muñoz lashes out again against Pedro Castillo: “The position is big on him”

The mayor of Lima, Jorge Muñoz, once again lashed out against the Pedro Castillo's administration as President of Peru. The burgomaster points to the president as guilty of the political and social crisis that the country is going through, so he urged him to resign from office.

Speaking to the press, Muñoz said that “you have to realize” when you don't know how to manage. “He has not rectified how badly he has been working, the position fits him big and decisions have to be made. The first is he who must realize and say 'I as president am not working well' and I step aside and look for an orderly succession for the good of the country,” he said . “The only way out I see is the resignation of the president,” he added.

He also criticized the head of the ministerial cabinet, Aníbal Torres, for his praise of the genocidal Adolf Hitler in trying to exemplify the need to improve the infrastructure in the country. “The only thing the premier has had were peculiar demonstrations, so to speak. Every day there is a phrase or mention that attracts attention. Yesterday he praised Hitler, the day before he questioned the National Police... these are phrases that remind the leader of the cabinet,” he said.

Jorge Muñoz offered these words while he has the disapproval of 59% of citizens regarding his management in the Municipality of Lima, according to a survey released by Datum International, which was conducted from April 2 to 4 at the national level.

It has only 34% of the support of the people of Lima, while 7% do not know and do not think about Datum's query on the popularity of the burgomaster.

COINCIDES WITH CONGRESS

The mayor of the capital agreed with what the Congress of the Republic calls for: the resignation of Pedro Castillo. Parliament passed a motion yesterday urging the president to resign. The vote received 61 votes in favor, 43 against and 1 abstention.

The initiative was presented by the parliamentarian of the Avanza Pais bench, Rosselli Amuruz, who asks the president to resign as a result of the political crisis in the country, aggravated by recent events in different regions.

He also describes it as “very serious” that, due to his inability to govern, Castillo Terrones shows “a lack of capacity to differentiate good from evil by appointing ministers and officials related to terrorism.”

In the document, Amuruz also describes it as “very serious for national sovereignty” that Pedro Castillo has indicated that he agreed to hold a referendum to grant Bolivia an exit to the sea.

It should be clarified that the motion under discussion is only an exhortation for resignation, that is, it expresses Parliament's wish that Pedro Castillo resign as President of Peru, but it does not force the president to step aside. It is a political gesture with no real effect.

Congress will also make this request amid a great disapproval by Peruvians. According to Datum, 82% of the population rejects the management of the legislative branch. A difference of 6% from the figure recorded in December 2021, when it reached 76%.

Only 12% of respondents say they approve the work being carried out by the Legislature and 6% do not know or think.