As a result of the situation in the country, mired in protests, President Dina Boluarte gave a message to the Nation tonight. Although it was announced to take place on December 11, the message was finally broadcast nationally after midnight on Monday.
The president’s message had as its central focus one of the points under discussion in recent days: the advancement of elections. As pointed out by the Head of State, in consideration of the demands of the population, she will present a project to advance elections before the Congress of the Republic, with the aim that they can be held soon.
“In the next few days I will submit a bill to advance elections to be agreed with the political forces represented in Parliament,” said Boluarte.
The term indicated by the agent? Two years. The hypothetical new general elections will take place in April 2024, according to what the president indicated.
As Boluarte argued in his message, the reason for said decision responds to the need for prior political reform before citizens can go to the polls.
Hours before the issuance of the presidential communication, several of the ministers of the new Angulo cabinet arrived at the Government Palace in order to meet with the president and discuss the current and future panorama of the Nation.
State of Emergency for protests
Likewise, in the speech given on national television, Dina Boluarte indicated that a State of Emergency will soon be in force in Apurímac, Ica and Arequipa due to the increase in violence in the protests that have taken place in these parts of Peru.
It is worth mentioning that the demonstrations, which began after the dismissal of Pedro Castillo, have become more acute as the days go by. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in different regions of the country, to demand a change of regime, through an early election.
However, the requests of dealers have not been limited to this issue. Several of the groups that are currently protesting are also requesting that Congress proceed with the closure and also the establishment of a Constituent Assembly.
In particular, the demonstrations in the Apurímac region have been the most violent to date. In the province of Andahuaylas, two people were killed as a result of the confrontation between protesters and the Peruvian National Police.
