BREAKING: New Peruvian President Dina Boluarte gave in to protesters’ demands, announcing that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections. Boluarte said she will propose the scheduling of general elections for April 2024.
Castillo’s failed move against the opposition-led Congress came hours before lawmakers were set to start a third impeachment attempt against him.On Saturday in Andahuaylas, 16 people were treated for concussions at a hospital, and one of thos persons was was reported in serious condition.“The life of no Peruvian deserves to be sacrificed for political interests,” Boluarte tweeted Sunday following Taipe’s speech in Congress. “I express my condolences for the death of a citizen in Andahuaylas.
Prime Minister Pedro Angulo said Boluarte’s Cabinet would be meeting Sunday night to evaluate the civil unrest and determine how to respond. Peru has had six presidents in the last six years, including three in a single week in 2020 when Congress flexed its impeachment powers. The power struggle in the country has continued as the Andes region and its thousands of small farms struggle to survive the worst drought in a half-century. The country of more than 33 million people is also experiencing a fifth wave of COVID-19 infections — having recorded about 4.3 million infections and 217,000 deaths since the pandemic began.
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