Examination of a Congressional motion against the Mexican President in Peru

Expert Farid Kahat directed the criticism in a long TV program shared by historian Jesus Cozamalon, in which they also agreed that despite the current crisis, Peruvian-Mexican relations, with historical roots, will not be greatly affected by the current disagreements. .

Attributing an undesirable foreign diplomat’s character declaration is up to the government, not Congress, Kohat explained, and for this reason the approved proposal has no practical implications, other than being a political gesture.

He also questioned the argument that Lopez Obrador refuses, considering the government of Dina Boulwart illegitimate, to transfer the interim presidency of the Pacific Economic Alliance group, also made up of Colombia and Chile.

He noted that in November 2022 the same parliament denied then-governor Pedro Castillo permission to travel to the Pacific Alliance summit at which the president was scheduled to hand over the post, and said it shows the legislature has not really done so. Interested in the topic.

The analyst described it as paradoxical that the far-right lawmakers who promoted the motion against López Obrador for not recognizing Boloart’s government, refused for months to recognize the government of Castillo and its vice president, the incumbent president, claiming there was no electoral fraud.

After relativizing the importance of the Pacific Alliance and highlighting the fact that Mexico is the second most invested country in Peru, he said that Congress had leaped above the norms of international law to declare López Obrador persona non grata, a measure that, in addition, is applied only by Governments to foreign diplomats accredited in the concerned country.

And they did it – Kehat added – with a person who is not even in Peru, which is why they proposed to deny Lopez Obrador entry, which is not the responsibility of Congress either, before asking the foreign relations ministries to do so. Whatever may be applied, he added, doubting that they do.

He held that the intention of Congress to denounce Mexico before the International Court of Justice for the Pacific Alliance dispute was useless, because in the unlikely event that it would accept the lawsuit, that court would delay its proceedings much longer than the year of the presidency. that block.

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