Dina Boluarte becomes Peru's first female president after predecessor Castillo arrested

Dina Boluarte became Peru's first female president after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted in an impeachment trial and detained by police after he attempted to illegally shut down Congress.
08.12.2022 11:56:12 / English News

During the Peruvian political crisis when Pedro Castillo attempted to dissolve the Congress of the Republic of Peru during impeachment proceedings against him, Dina Boluarte, who had been vice-president, condemned the move as a breakdown of the constitutional order.

“I reject Pedro Castillo's decision to perpetrate the breakdown of the constitutional order with the closure of the Congress. This is a coup d'état that aggravates the political and institutional crisis that Peruvian society will have to overcome with strict adherence to the law,” Boluarte wrote on Twitter.

Rechazo la decisión de Pedro Castillo de perpetrar el quiebre del orden constitucional con el cierre del Congreso. Se trata de un golpe de Estado que agrava la crisis política e institucional que la sociedad peruana tendrá que superar con estricto apego a la ley.
— Dina Boluarte Z. (@DinaErcilia) December 7, 2022

In her first speech after being sworn in as the president, Boluarte called for “a political truce to install a government of national unity”.

Boluarte also pledged to form an inclusive cabinet in Peru where the presidency has been locked in battle with Congress for more than a year. (ILKHA)