Unrest in Peru: President Dina Boluarte calls for "a national truce"
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima on January 24, 2023. AP - Martin Mejia
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The Peruvian president called this Tuesday for a "
national truce
" while the demonstrations demanding her departure and the dissolution of Parliament do not weaken and have already killed 46 people.
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“
I call on my dear homeland for a national truce
” to “
restore dialogue
”, “
set an agenda for each region
” and “
develop
” the country, declared Dina Boluarte during an intervention before the foreign press.
“
I will never tire of calling for dialogue, peace and unity
,” she added, repeating almost word for word a sentence already pronounced on January 20 during a television intervention.
"
I have no intention of staying in power
," she said, assuring that she wanted to respect the Constitution and step down in the elections which have been brought forward to 2024. "Would
my resignation resolve the crisis and the violence ?
Who would assume the presidency of the Republic?
“, she questioned.
Visibly moved, Dina Boluarte also asked "
forgiveness for the dead
".
For a month and a half the demonstrators have tirelessly demanded his resignation, the dissolution of Parliament and the creation of a Constituent Assembly.
The unrest began on December 7 after the impeachment and
arrest of left-wing President Pedro Castillo
, accused of having attempted a coup d'etat by wanting to dissolve the Parliament which was preparing to oust him from power.
The crisis is also a reflection of the huge gap between the capital and the poor provinces that supported President Castillo and saw his election as revenge for what they see as Lima's contempt.
Authorities said 85 roads were blocked by roadblocks Tuesday in nine of Peru's 25 regions.
(
With
AFP)
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