President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador denounced this Monday a campaign of “conservatism” to delegitimize the leftist governments of peter castle in Peru Y Xiomara Castro in Honduras.
“We are respectful of the decisions that are being made in other countries, but it is evident that conservatism is working against the legal, legitimately constituted government” of Castillo, said the leftist president in his morning conference.
“Conservatives are the same everywhere,” he replied when asked about Castillo, who has had to recompose the cabinet after the departure of his prime minister, Hector Valer Pinto.
Valer Pinto left the government last Friday, after several media revealed that in 2016 he was accused of alleged domestic violence.
“President Castillo won, that is how the Peruvians decided (…) How is it possible that they are already trying to remove him?” added the Mexican ruler, referring to the Peruvian right, which tried to open a lawsuit against the president, which was dismissed. by Congress in December.
López Obrador also referred to the political crisis in Honduraswhere legislators loyal to Xiomara Castro and opponents and dissidents of the ruling party are vying for the presidency of Parliament.
“And since (Castro) took office, the media campaign began (…) against her and now they are accusing her of corruption. It’s the same thing, those who dominated feel displaced,” he added.
López Obrador also mentioned an alleged “international conservatism” meeting that would have been held in Miami with the assistance of the Peruvian writer. Mario Vargas Llosaprize Nobel Prize for Literature.
“What they raised there is not unrelated,” said the president, who took advantage of his speech to wish the leftist president-elect luck in chili Gabriel Boric.
The president maintained that his government respects the principles of non-intervention in Mexican foreign policy.
“But yes (…) we are in favor of defending those who fight for justice and democracy,” he stressed.
The Mexican president has strengthened relations with the leftist governments of Latin America and even sent a delegation to advise Castillo, which was criticized by the Peruvian opposition.