The high-level mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) that visited Peru at the end of November has concluded that the Peruvian democratic institutionality “is at risk” due to the “political fragmentation” that the country faces.
The findings of the OAS High Level Group (GAN), which met up to 29 times with different branches of the State and private representatives and civil society, reveal that Peru faces a high level of instability that makes it difficult to govern and attend to the most urgent issues in the country.
This instability is based, according to the OAS, on the high fragmentation of political forces, on the constant changes in the formation of cabinets, the questioning of the appointment of officials, or even on the repeated requests of the opposition to cut the mandate of the Executive and that the elections be advanced.
Likewise, the motions of censure presented against the president of the leftist Pedro Castillo (three to date), the multiple judicial investigations initiated against the head of state, and the absence of dialogue between the main public actors also aggravate the political crisis, according to this institution.
“The polarization is reflected in an internal struggle between the powers of the State (…) which can affect the normal institutional functioning and generate greater conflict and division in Peruvian society,” reads the statement released by the GAN.
In this sense, he has urged the Executive to take the first step and promote dialogue to agree on “the rules of the game” to agree on a government agenda.
Likewise, the OAS has recommended starting a “political truce” while the dialogue is called and “a minimum consensus is reached to ensure governability.”
With information from La Gaceta