“Let the elections go ahead at the date and time that Congress says. Immediately, from the Executive, we will be calling those elections,” said Boluarte, who took office on December 7 after theto impeachment and detention of former President Pedro Castilloof which he was vice.
The Congress will resume this Friday session to evaluate the advancement of elections proposed by the Executive for April 2024, which in December it had already been approved in a first vote. In that instance, it is expected that Fuerza Popular will present a new text for the elections to be held in December of this year.
Position of the other political sectors
The popular force partyof the former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimorihad asked Congress last Thursday advance the elections generals for this year, but the Chief of Staff rejected it on the grounds that they would not be transparent.
However, this Friday Boluarte ended up stating that does not object to the proposal of the right-wing party. In addition, he pointed out that the insistence of the left benches so that, together with the cut in mandate, a constituent referendum “It is one more justification to be able to radicalize and continue to bloody the country.”
Crisis context
Peru lives a wave of protests since December 7when Congress removed Castillohours after the then president announced the closing of the Legislative and the establishment of an emergency government with suppression of constitutional guarantees, after several attempts by opposition blocs to remove him from office.
during the protests at least 48 people died in clashes, including a police officer, and another 10 died from traffic accidents and events related to blockades, according to data from the Ombudsman’s Office.
The indefinite strike and the long road blockade to demand the resignation of the President, new elections and a referendum to create a constituent assembly are causing food and fuel shortages in the southern regions.
Source: Ambito
