Reuters: Peru President Boluarte pledges early elections after protests turn deadly
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's new President Dina Boluarte said early on Monday she would submit a bill to Congress to bring general elections forward two years to April 2024, amid protests in the Andean nation following the ouster of former leader Pedro Castillo.
Boluarte was sworn in last week after Castillo was sacked by Congress and arrested for trying to dissolve the legislature and prevent an impeachment vote against him in a day of political drama that roiled the world's No. 2 copper producing nation.
"I have decided to present a bill to reach an agreement with Congress to bring forward the general elections to April 2024," Boluarte, 60, said in a speech to the nation. "The homeland is experiencing difficult times."
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WNU Editor: I do not think early elections are going to resolve the crisis. Peru is a deeply divided country.
Early Elections Proposed In Peru
Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests -- AP
Peru's new leader proposes early election amid protests -- BBC
Peru's President Calls for Early Elections as Chaos Spreads -- Bloomberg
Peru: Protests against new president turn deadly -- DW
Peru's New President Calls for Early Elections -- VOA
Peru's new president proposes early elections amid deadly protests -- Axios
Many poor consider him a champion of the people who was bullied and betrayed--just like they've been.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see what happens.