Independent deputy Juan Diego Vásquez has called on President Cortizo to come out of hiding during the current crisis.

Vásquez stated that the anti-corruption claims of the organizations at the dialogue table are present in the 10 anti-corruption projects that have been presented in the Assembly and that except for the conflict-of-interest bill that was vetoed by the President, they remain shelved.

He considers that it is not just sitting down to talk, but acting in accordance with what the citizens expect, because, although the cost of gasoline was the spark that ignited the situation, the mismanagement of administering the State and corruption are also part of the popular claims.

Vásquez pointed out that at this moment it is important for the President to say something, even if it is something that not everyone likes, but it is worrying not to see it, so he called for him to take charge of the situation and not play chess because the political trace of the Revolutionary Democratic Party is negative.

“I believe that the President should be concerned about the responsibility that a percentage of the population entrusted to him and that the rest should respect that he leads, but he should lead with nobility,” Vásquez said, noting that the day Cortizo calls to a press conference to present the 10 anti-corruption projects and that is going to cut the unjustified expenses of the State he will be at his side supporting him.

"He is in hiding, he sends members of his government who,  do not have the capacity to negotiate and do not have the authority to sell trust, a role that he himself should play"

Serve and Protect
Regarding the confrontations in Veraguas, Vásquez called on the National Police to remember that their role is to safeguard rights, which includes safeguarding all people, for the groups to return to dialogue to continue with fair claims, and not let violence be the means to achieve these demands.

He called on the deputies to understand what is happening in the country, and take a sharp turn , leaving the political calculations and wishes for re-election for other times, then work for the institutional framework.