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Boluarte was sworn in as the new president.
Peru President Dina Boluarte was sworn into office on Wednesday after she was elected by her party and the country’s Congress on a motion adopted by the Supreme Court. Boluarte’s predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted after he announced plans to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government. Boluarte called for a “political truce” to install…
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President Dina Boluarte does not rule out elections after Castillo’s ousting.
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte said she will ask the country’s Congress to dissolve the Parliament and organise elections to replace her and Congress. Boluarte was sworn in as the country’s President after lawmakers chose to defy ex-President Pedro Castillo, who ordered the dissolution of Congress and hold early elections to keep his job. This came…
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The rapid descent of Pedro Castillo from President to prisoner.
Peru’s Congress on Wednesday impeached and arrested former President Pedro Castillo, making Dina Boluarte the country’s first female President. The Congress voted to impeach Castillo after he announced that he was dissolving Congress and installing an emergency government. Boluarte is a lawmaker from Castillo’s party and the first woman President in Peru’s history.