New Peruvian President Dina Pollarte plans to announce her government on Saturday, but discontent is growing in the street, with supporters of former President Pedro Castillo calling for his release and elections.
Polwarti did not rule out organizing early elections, and said that today she will announce the formation of her government, and added in statements to the press, "I appeal to the sisters and brothers who went out to demonstrate in order to remain calm."
And she revealed that "if society and the situation require that, we will propose elections within the framework of discussions with the democratic forces in Congress," expressing her hope for a peaceful solution to the political crisis.
Bolarte served as vice president until her inauguration on Wednesday, after Castillo's dismissal, in Parliament.
Castillo had tried to dissolve Congress just hours before he was impeached in an impeachment vote, was arrested, and now faces criminal charges.
Massive protests
Several protests erupted Thursday in the capital, Lima, and in many cities across the country, especially the Andean regions, where Castillo has the most support.
Friday continued to cut the Pan-American Highway, which is the main road that crosses the country and extends from the north of the American continent to its south.
The former head of Castillo's office and his lawyer, Guidio Bellido, said that the impeached president, who was suspended in remand, "may have been incited" to dissolve parliament under the influence of narcotic drugs "because he does not remember" his television advertisement.
"I asked him why I read (the decree dissolving parliament), and he replied that he did not remember the matter," Billido said in remarks to reporters after visiting Castillo in the Lima police barracks.
Since Wednesday, Castillo has been placed in pretrial detention for at least 7 days, after the prosecution opened an investigation against him on charges of "rebellion and conspiracy".
Billido added on Twitter that there are "indications that the president was forced to read the dissolution letter," adding, "We demand the identification of the architects" of what happened.