Lime. On the first day of her term, the president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, met with several congressmen from various benches while she prepares the formation of her cabinet, according to which it will be made up of people with experience and technical profiles.
Boluarte did not rule out the possibility of calling early general elections if the political truce he requested to overcome the chronic political crisis that is shaking his country fails, triggering the passage of six presidents since 2017.
“There are some voices that indicate early elections, I believe that the assumption of the presidency is to reorient what happens in the country,” said Boluarte, who assumed power after the sudden dismissal of Pedro Castillo on Wednesday, after a failed self-coup of State.
Boluarte reiterated the request for a political truce and pointed out that he has not yet chosen his cabinet chief and his government, in his first press conference at the Executive headquarters.
However, he did not rule out calling early general elections before the end of his term in July 2026.
“Later, in coordination with other organizations, we will be looking at alternatives for (how) better to reorient the destinations of the country,” he replied.
Ambiguity
During his inauguration in Congress, he had said that he would govern until the date on which Castillo’s term was scheduled to end.
But hundreds of protesters in Ayacucho and Puno on Thursday demanded general elections now and the change of Congress.
Ayacucho and Puno are two of the Andes regions of southern Peru where Castillo captured the popular vote in 2021.
His initial decisions will be crucial to know if he will achieve that objective or if he will have to resign himself to stepping aside and calling early general elections.
