wishes Dina Boluarte stay on interim presidency Peru The year 2026 ended faster than expected. this protests In the interior of the country, it resulted in the deaths of at least seven people in favor of the dissolution (dissolution) of Congress and new elections. Some of the protesters also demand: The release of Pedro Castillo, He was dismissed and arrested last week for trying to dissolve Parliament. This Monday, National Prosecutor Patricia Benavides filed a constitutional complaint against the former president. Everything indicates that she will continue to be imprisoned. The interim president, who is in danger of spreading the crisis especially to the inner parts of the country, state of emergency “in the fields high social conflict”, where airport occupations, fires and clashes with the police took place. At the same time, Boluarte had no choice but to summon him. April 2024 general elections. The initiative will be reviewed Wednesday by Congress, which is not as popular as it is reckless due to Peru’s ability to be a parallel power.
In communicating his decision, Boluarte said he “interpreted it in the broadest possible way”. the will of the citizen and asked the legislature to give the project the green light so that “fastIn this context, he pointed out that the “responsibility entailed by the implementation of government action” led him to change his roadmap.
“In the process from now until the date of the early general elections, my government, agreement in congress Passing a political system reform law that will ensure that all Peruvians have a democratic system of government that is more efficient, transparent and participatory, free from corrupt practices, and with political parties legitimized by citizen participation. Boluarte once again formulated an agreement for a right-wing Parliament so that the institutional problems would not get worse.
In this sense, he called on all political forces as well as civil society to participate in this process. wave of democratic will and national responsibility guides and guides us to lay the foundations of legal, institutional and democratic life for a united, free and socially just Peru”.
social unrest
according to the newspaper RepublicIf the protest, which has no clear horizon at the moment, coalesces around a more political slogan and the Executive chooses to step up the crackdown on the demonstrators, one will have to fear the rapid wear and tear of the new Government. and exhaustion of dialogue and negotiation capacities”.
For the moment, the conflict does not seem to have subsided. In fact, hundreds of people of peasant descent blocked the transoceanic highway and captured Arequipa airport, some 1,000 kilometers south; here, Castillo has the scattered allies he’s always been missing in Lima. Defense Minister Alberto Otárola announced that all governors at the national level are suspended from their duties to face this process. “Destabilization of Territories”.
The deaths in Apurimac, the southern Andean region where Boluarte comes from, pose an additional challenge for the interim president. “I am deeply saddened by the death of our citizens. In Andahuaylas, Apurímac, my country. “My condolences to his relatives,” said Boluarte.
instability
If there is anything stable in a Peru that has devoured four presidents since 2018, it is instability. bolarte this does not escape the general rule. “The first major challenge to the post-Castillo democratic coalition immediately emerged,” the Lima newspaper said. Trade. “President and ministry team they will not enjoy the honeymoon period. Accordingly, it would be a mistake to assume that his coming to power means the end of a crisis, while it is just another episode of an endless series. So it’s clear swamp political land with the possibility of an evil act engulfing them”.
According to the publication, “building urgent bridges between the Executive and other political forces” will be necessary if Boluarte and his team are to “overcome” the current situation “with a chance of success.” The first big challenge came from the streets and from within. “The highest political leaders will have to deal with these days with respect but also with determination, as some seek to cause concern, using the political context to force their point of view with barricades, kidnappings and demolitions.”
Order from Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and Bolivia
In this context, Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia and Colombia “deep concern “For the recent events that resulted in Castillo’s dismissal and arrest”, and he asked for his life to be protected. For four countries, the rural teacher was “the victim of undemocratic harassment” and since his dismissal “Likewise unlawful judicial treatment”. Also expressed at the ballot box ” they demanded that the “will of the citizens” be “prioritized”. The message does not demand the reinstatement of the impeached president.