(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Peru's new president offered lawmakers a plan to bring elections
forward by two years on Monday, after the ouster of her predecessor
last week sparked protests that have left at least six dead,
trend reports citing
reuters .
President Dina Boluarte, previously the vice president, was
sworn in last week after former President Pedro Castillo was
removed by Congress and arrested for trying to dissolve the
legislature while preventing an impeachment vote against him.
But Castillo supporters argue that Boluarte was not elected by
the people. Demonstrators have taken to the streets to demand that
Peru hold new elections, with some also calling for Congress to be
shuttered and Castillo released.
Local authorities in Apurimac said a 16-year-old had died from a
gunshot wound, and two more 18-year-olds had died in Andahuaylas
province. Another death had been reported earlier Monday in
Arequipa, and two teenagers were killed on Sunday.atement
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Citing 'difficult times,' Peru's sixth president in the past five
years said she was proposing to move up the next general election
to April 2024. It was previously scheduled for 2026.
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