The president Dina Boluartein a message to the nationreferred to the difficulties that Peru has gone through in previous years and emphasized the opportunity that history gave him to establish a democratic transition for the sake of the economic and social stability of the country.
“It is our commitment to move the country forward. We have already gone through difficult circumstances in the past and we have always known how to get ahead,” said the head of state, who addressed the Peruvians in a message to the nation on the night of Friday, January 13, the day that new Ministers of the Interior, Women and Labor were sworn in after resignations.
At another point in her speech, the president made a prospective analysis of her government. “When this moment is remembered in posterity, it will be said that we never gave up, that we lived up to everyone; and that Above all, peace, dialogue and the iron will to work together for our beloved country prevailed”, he added.
Dina Boluarte on protests in Peru
In another part of the speech, boluarte tried to equate the years of terrorism with the multiple Demonstrations calling for his prompt departure from office. He referred to the killed animals to say: “Are we going back to the years of terrorist violence where dogs were hung from light poles?” In his opinion, “those people generate hate.”
Report of the Ombudsman’s Office on fatalities from the protests
- 41 civilians died in clashes
- 7 civilians lost their lives due to traffic accidents and events related to the blockade
- 1 police officer died after acts of violence in the context of the conflict.
