/Castillo’s advances and retreats – Marco Jean Paul Apaza Gonzales

Castillo’s advances and retreats – Marco Jean Paul Apaza Gonzales

Marco Jean Paul Apaza Gonzales
General Secretary of the JDN-FEP – PERU

At last the Bicentennial of the Republic of Peru arrived, with its arrival structural changes were predicted. At least that was the speech of the current president, Mr. Pedro Castillo Terrones.

On July 28, he assumed functions uniformed with the Bolivarian costume, an awkwardness that announced those to come. It is true that the government begins its functions in the midst of a severe health, economic and political crisis, but the resolution of these problems are part of a larger project of national development, which we do not know precisely what it will be.

With this I hope I am not misunderstood, nothing could be worse than Fujimorism, but Castillo not only has serious deficiencies in public management, he is also tremulous in his vision of the country. He quickly left the Peru Libre program to sign a roadmap, we did not criticize him because he was still a candidate.

Those times passed, today every Peruvian looks with concern at the vaccination campaign, its delays and postponements, the third wave of the pandemic is underway, all countries have suffered in facing it, but here things are not sure. Doubt is the trademark of this government.

Among his advances and setbacks, we can highlight that the formation of his Cabinet was a sign of determination, firmness, to persist with his line despite criticism. Despite not agreeing with the appointment of the Premier, we support. In the end, it is about a militant from their ranks. Who were they waiting for if not one of their own?

The mistreatment of an outstanding and historical intellectual, such as Héctor Béjar, marked a dangerous turn, we did not notice it because we considered it to be a new attack by the opposition. Today we know that he did not enjoy the sympathy of Professor Castillo, nor of the leaders of Peru Libre.

A few minutes ago we learned that his place will be taken by an old acquaintance, whose partying on the presidential plane launched him to fame. A foreign minister who could easily have been elected under Rafael López Aliaga, what kind of leftist government designates its executioners? One that panicked after weeks of government or one that ceased to be so (government of the left).

We are aware that Castillo as a statesman is a good trade unionist, his tenor as a leader is so precarious that he does not deserve further comment. It is proven in fact, so I will reserve my efforts to prove it. It is a brittle castle, made of sand, with a foundation wet from the tide.

Faced with this bleak horizon, we are faced with various left-wing forces united by anti-Fujimorism, who believed that a left-wing coalition was possible to govern despite the warnings. Reservations of which I was perhaps one of the first to show. The vast majority were dazed by the conquest of power.

Formal power, state power, which undeniably depends on economic power, which has started a cruel destabilization campaign, it is worth mentioning that this was foreseeable. It is surprising that they did not have a plan to deal with the backlash. Another characteristic of his government: improvisation.

With few or no tools, with a left that looks suspiciously, with a people that is beginning to get fed up with waiting, it will be difficult for him to come out on top. Castillo is aware that time is running out and begins to launch proposals, one more complicated than others to carry out, all involve spending but not income.

Every transforming project has a vision of the country for at least 20 years. Sustaining a project over time is the main task. I believe that according to what has been observed, by the end of the year we will have a new crisis between the Executive and the Legislative, justified by the poor management of the State.

A few months ago I said that a bad government of the left meant 30 years of Fujimorism, I reaffirm myself in this. If the omens, always pessimistic, are fulfilled to the misfortune of the majority, we will have a strengthened opposition to organize a coup.

A few minutes ago we learned that his place will be taken by an old acquaintance, whose partying on the presidential plane launched him to fame. A foreign minister who could easily have been elected under Rafael López Aliaga, what kind of leftist government designates its executioners? One that panicked after weeks of government or one that ceased to be so (government of the left).

We are aware that Castillo as a statesman is a good trade unionist, his tenor as a leader is so precarious that he does not deserve further comment. It is proven in fact, so I will reserve my efforts to prove it. It is a brittle castle, made of sand, with a foundation wet from the tide.

Faced with this bleak horizon, we are faced with various left-wing forces united by anti-Fujimorism, who believed that a left-wing coalition was possible to govern despite the warnings. Reservations of which I was perhaps one of the first to show. The vast majority were dazed by the conquest of power.

Formal power, state power, which undeniably depends on economic power, which has started a cruel destabilization campaign, it is worth mentioning that this was foreseeable. It is surprising that they did not have a plan to deal with the backlash. Another characteristic of his government: improvisation.

With few or no tools, with a left that looks suspiciously, with a people that is beginning to get fed up with waiting, it will be difficult for him to come out on top. Castillo is aware that time is running out and begins to launch proposals, one more complicated than others to carry out, all involve spending but not income.

Every transforming project has a vision of the country for at least 20 years. Sustaining a project over time is the main task. I believe that according to what has been observed, by the end of the year we will have a new crisis between the Executive and the Legislative, justified by the poor management of the State.

The ronderos who slept in the street waiting for Castillo’s victory will not be there. Not even with financing will it have the same reception it had when it filled the hope of a people hit by the pandemic. Outraged by the commodification of health and education.

It is a brittle castle, of sand, with foundations wet by the tide, where Vladimir Cerrón is the only luminaries, whose leadership can end in the corridors of the Judicial Power. This perhaps is the last hope of a government of change that efficiently deploys its resources in the construction of a larger project.