(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Peru's new President Dina Boluarte on Friday acknowledged the
possibility of holding the next elections earlier than scheduled,
trend reports citing xinhua .
'If the situation warrants it,' the government will be in talks
with the political and democratic forces of Congress on bringing
forward elections, Boluarte told local media.
Boluarte took office on Wednesday when Congress impeached her
predecessor Pedro Castillo just hours after his failed attempt to
dissolve the legislature. Castillo, who was then detained by
security forces, had said earlier that the impeachment motion
approved by the opposition-led Congress 'is part of the political
game' against him.
Boluarte's remarks on early election came as protests broke out
along parts of the Pan-American Highway in Peru's Arequipa, Ica and
Tacna regions, where residents have put up road blocks with stones,
sticks and tires to show their opposition to Castillo's arrest and
demand his release.
Boluarte called for calm, arguing her assumption of presidency
was in keeping with the Constitution, and the political crisis was
not brought about by her.
The new president has been meeting with congressional groups
from 'both the right and left' prior to naming her ministerial
cabinet.
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