uster ity ▁of ▁the ▁government , ▁which ▁increased ▁pover ty . ▁De ▁la ▁R ú a ▁asked ▁the ▁Church ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁se ctors ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁solution ▁for ▁the ▁crisis . ▁He ▁claims ▁that ▁he ▁talked ▁with ▁Berg og lio ▁and ▁proposed ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁meeting , ▁but ▁Berg og lio ▁would ▁have ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁meeting ▁was ▁can ce led ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁misunder standing ▁by ▁De ▁la ▁R ú a ' s ▁assistant , ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁decl ined ▁the ▁president ' s ▁assistance . ▁Bishop ▁Jorge ▁Cas aret to ▁cons iders ▁it ▁unlikely , ▁as ▁De ▁la ▁R ú a ▁only ▁made ▁the ▁request ▁in ▁newspaper ▁inter views , ▁but ▁never ▁made ▁a ▁formal ▁request ▁to ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁Just icial ist ▁Party ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁elections ▁and ▁got ▁the ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Congress , ▁and ▁appointed ▁Ram ón ▁Pu erta ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Senate . ▁As ▁vice ▁president ▁Carlos ▁Ál vare z ▁res igned ▁shortly ▁before , ▁this ▁left ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁party ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence . ▁Berg og lio ▁asked ▁for ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Pu erta , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁positive ▁impression ▁of ▁him . ▁Pu erta ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁Just icial ist ▁party ▁was ▁not ▁plot ting ▁to ▁ou st ▁De ▁la ▁R ú a , ▁and ▁promised ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁president ▁promote ▁the ▁laws ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁required . ▁ ▁During