President of Peru is not ready to change constitution but is ready for early elections
2022.12.09 11:15
President of Peru is not ready to change constitution but is ready for early elections
Budrigannews.com – Peru’s Leader Dina Boluarte said on Friday she will talk about early decisions with the nation’s political and common associations, however precluded launching sacred changes until further notice.
Boluarte, who took office on Wednesday just hours after Pedro Castillo was ousted, stated that she was urging calm amid pro-Castillo demonstrations.
Local television footage from the early morning showed hundreds of farmers demanding early elections blocking a section of Peru’s main coastal highway.
She told reporters near her house on her way to the government palace, “If society and the situation warrants bringing forward elections, then in conversation with the democratic and political forces in Congress, we will sit down to talk.”
She went on to say, “I am only fulfilling the constitutional role, I am not the one who caused this situation,” urging the “sisters and brothers who are coming out in protest… to calm down.”
Boluarte, a 60-year-old lawyer who served as Castillo’s vice president, will now serve as the country’s president until 2026. She was the first woman to do so.
Boluarte stated that the long-standing demand should not be abandoned when asked about calls from some leftist parties to draft a new constitution.
“I don’t think this is a good time. “We still need to solve the economic and food crisis, and Peru is currently going through a political crisis,” she stated.
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She added that on Friday or Saturday, she would announce the names of her new cabinet members.
Boluarte said she intends to visit previous President Castillo in jail, adding his “overthrow shocked every one of us, including his priests.”
Shortly after Castillo attempted to dissolve Congress, hours before lawmakers were scheduled to vote on his impeachment, he was detained and removed from office. He is now being investigated for a crime.
Up to this point, markets have not been adversely affected by Peru’s unexpected leadership change. The world’s second-largest producer’s financial and economic institutions, according to analysts, continue to withstand political upheaval.
However, Boluarte, who in her first speech as president called for a political truce, must be careful to avoid the fate of other leaders who resigned before their terms were up.
