Mexico Concerned About Political Crisis in Peru

"We consider it regrettable that due to the interests of the economic and political elites, since the beginning of the legitimate presidency of Pedro Castillo, an atmosphere of confrontation and hostility has been maintained against him, until leading him to make decisions that have served his adversaries to consummate his dismissal with the sui generis precept of 'moral incapacity,' "published the Mexican head of state in his Twitter account.

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Castillo remains in the prefecture of Lima after leaving the seat of the Executive after trying to close the parliament.

López Obrador pointed out that a "fundamental principle" of Mexican foreign policy is "non-intervention and self-determination of peoples. That is what we adhere to in the case of what happened in Peru".

Finally, the U.S. president's position expresses his wish that "hopefully human rights will be respected and there will be democratic stability for the benefit of the Peruvian people."

Shortly before, the Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, announced that due to the events unleashed in Lima, the Summit of the Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) scheduled for December 14 in the Peruvian capital was postponed.

The head of Mexican diplomacy regretted these events and pronounced "respect for democracy and human rights" for the good of the Peruvian people.

After Castillo's announcement, most of Congress approved his dismissal with 101 votes in favor.

The Vice President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, assumed the office of head of state and swore to exercise the office of President of the Republic "in accordance with the Political Constitution of Peru."

This dizzying sequence of events made her the first woman to hold the presidency in the history of the South American nation.