Peru swears in a new president amid constitutional crisis
Vice President of Peru Dina Boluarte took the oath as the new president of the republic after the decision of Congress to release Pedro Castillo from office, writes El Comercio
Peruvian police detained Pedro Castillo, who was previously impeached by the country’s parliament. This is reported by the publications La Vanguardia and El Comercio.
According to El Comercio, at a special meeting, The Vice President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, took the oath of office as the new president of the republic after the decision of Congress to dismiss Pedro Castillo from office.
On December 7, the Peruvian parliament was to consider the issue of impeachment of the president for the third time. Previous attempts have failed. However, a few hours earlier, Castillo had made an appeal.
Congress accused Castillo of committing corruption crimes. The president in his address rejected the accusations and called them unsubstantiated. Part of the parliament considers the removal of the president “the only item on the agenda” since he took office, he said.
Castillo dissolved the Congress of the Republic and imposed a curfew in the country. Nevertheless, Congress decided to remove the country’s president. The decision was supported by 101 congressmen, 87 votes were needed for approval.
Castillo’s actions were condemned by Boluarte. Justice Minister Felix Chéreau, Economy Minister Kurt Burneo, Foreign Minister Cesar Landa and Labour Minister Alejandro Salas and other politicians resigned.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Peru accused the head of state of gross violation of the Constitution. The head of the department, Daniel Soria, threatened to open a criminal case against Castillo.
The president of the Constitutional Court, Francisco Morales, called the ongoing coup and called on Congress to transfer the powers of the head of state to Boluarte.
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