"The gap in Peru has never been bigger"

At least 17 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters in Peru.

The demonstrators, who are critical of the new president Dina Boluarte, demand a new election.

At the same time, the new government is doing everything to crush the protests with violence.

- The gap between political power in the capital Lima and the poorer interior, where the protests are centered, has never been greater, says SVT's correspondent Tigran Feiler.

How did this happen?

Hear SVT's Latin America correspondent explain in the clip.