Peru’s new government declares 30-day national emergency amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo
Answering demands for immediate elections, she suggested they could be held a year from now, four months before her earlier proposal, which placated no one.
At least seven people have died, all in the same kind of impoverished communities whose voters propelled the rural teachers union leader to victory last year.Castillo was ousted by lawmakers on December 7 when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of their third attempt to impeach him. His vehicle was intercepted as he travelled through Lima’s streets with his security detail. "The only thing I can tell you sisters and brothers to keep calm," Boluarte said.
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