President Dina Boluarte has faced criticism for her government’s heavy-handed response to anti-government protests. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has denounced a series of protests scheduled to begin this week as a “threat to democracy”, as tensions continue to simmer in the South American nation. Boluarte’s remarks came on the eve of what is being called the third “Toma de Lima” …
Lima: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday called for a multiparty dialogue to help resolve her country’s political crisis, saying two months of sometimes deadly anti-government protests had left the nation a “fragile democracy.” Boluarte became president on 7 December, after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was impeached and arrested after attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. “We are …
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on political actors in Peru to ease tensions and pursue ‘reconciliation’. Washington “looks forward to working closely” on shared goals with newly appointed Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, the administration of US President Joe Biden has said after top United States diplomat Antony Blinken spoke by phone with the embattled South American leader. “Secretary Blinken …
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