US EditionPeruvian Congress Votes to Declare Mexico's President Persona Non Grata After Asylum Offer
Peru cut ties after Mexico granted asylum to Betssy Chávez, who faces up to 25 years in prison for attempted Congress dissolution, a move Peru deems interference.
- On Monday, Peru's interim President José Jerí severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after it granted asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chávez, and on Thursday Peru's Congress declared Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata.
- According to the legislative motion approved Thursday, Peru's Congress said Mexico ignored the constitutional process that led to Pedro Castillo's dismissal and called Claudia Sheinbaum's statements unacceptable interference.
- Peru has not granted safe passage for Betssy Chávez and is analyzing legal responses while she remains in Mexico's diplomatic residence, and Parliament will debate barring her from public office, Fernando Rospigliosi said.
- Mexico said Monday it regretted Peru's decision and defended its asylum as lawful, while Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry called Peru's move excessive and Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican President, has not responded.
- These recent removals and detentions frame the diplomatic dispute as Pedro Castillo, former Peruvian President, remains detained on rebellion charges and Dina Boluarte, former Peruvian President , was ousted in October.
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Peru's Congress has declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum "persona non grata" after Mexico granted asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betsy Chavez.
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Peruvian Congress votes to declare Mexico's president persona non grata after asylum offer
Peru’s Congress has declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata. The announcement follows Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez.
President Claudia Sheinbaum had the same fate as her predecessor.The Peruvian Congress approved declaring her persona non grata.The reason for this determination was the “unacceptable interference in Peru’s internal affairs,” after having granted political asylum to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, prosecuted for her alleged participation in the attempted coup d’état led by Pedro Castillo in 2022. The statement also points to an offense to t…
According to the Peruvian parliament's announcement, Claudia Sheinbaum has adopted a hostile stance towards Peru since taking office.
The Peruvian Parliament blames the Mexican President for the asylum which she granted to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chavez, who was prosecuted for a coup d'état.
By Jimena De La Quintana, CNN en Español. Peru's Congress declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata on Thursday due to what it considers "unacceptable interference in the country's internal affairs." Sheinbaum is the second head of state declared persona non grata by Peru's Congress. In May 2023, the parliament approved a similar measure against former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for his "unacceptable statements" c…
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