Vice President Dina Boluarte was sworn in Wednesday as Peru's next president after Congress voted out President Pedro Castillo shortly after he dissolved the legislative body.
The 60-year-old lawyer took the oath of office and became the first female leader in the more than 200-year history of the independent republic.Her swearing in capped hours of uncertainty as both the president and Congress appeared to exercise their constitutional powers to do away with each other.
Peru's Congress has the ability to remove the president and the president has the ability to dissolve the Congress, so"technically, it is not a coup," said Eduardo Gamarra, a political science and international relations professor at Florida International University. Shortly before the vote, Castillo announced that he was installing a new emergency government and called for the next round of lawmakers to develop a new constitution for the Andean nation. He said during a televised address that he would rule by decree meanwhile, and ordered a nightly curfew starting Wednesday night.
"Mr. Castillo must remember that he was not only elected president of the republic, but also that the people elected representatives for public service," the statement said."Castillo's actions ignore the will of the people and are invalid." Chile and Spain also took a neutral stance. The administration of Chilean President Gabriel Boric lamented the political situation in Peru and trusted that the crisis would be resolved through democratic mechanisms.
Castillo has denied allegations of corruption against him, saying they're based on"hearsay statements by people who, seeking to lighten their own punishments for supposed crimes by abusing my confidence, are trying to involve me without evidence."
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