Peru's President Pedro Castillo replaced by Dina Boluarte after impeachment

[BeatMan]

Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached - hours after he tried to dissolve parliament.
Dina Boluarte - previously the vice-president - was sworn in after a dramatic day in Lima on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Mr Castillo had said he was replacing Congress with an "exceptional emergency government".
But lawmakers ignored this, and in an emergency meeting impeached him. He was then detained and accused of rebellion.

Ms Boluarte, a 60-year-old lawyer, said she would govern until July 2026, which is when Mr Castillo's presidency would have ended.
Speaking after taking the oath of office, she called for a political truce to overcome the crisis which has gripped the country.

"What I ask for is a space, a time to rescue the country," she said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63895505

 

[ll74]

Awesome for Peru. I hope their new President does well for them.

 

[dkovic77]

Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached - hours after he tried to dissolve parliament.
Dina Boluarte - previously the vice-president - was sworn in after a dramatic day in Lima on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Mr Castillo had said he was replacing Congress with an "exceptional emergency government".
But lawmakers ignored this, and in an emergency meeting impeached him. He was then detained and accused of rebellion.

Ms Boluarte, a 60-year-old lawyer, said she would govern until July 2026, which is when Mr Castillo's presidency would have ended.
Speaking after taking the oath of office, she called for a political truce to overcome the crisis which has gripped the country.

"What I ask for is a space, a time to rescue the country," she said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63895505

I wonder, did DJT get his idea from there? Tossing the Constitution?

I’m sure when he hears this story he will say why didn’t anyone suggest that move?? All of the aides are thinking… that was Jan 6 dude. It didn’t work and for now you aren’t indicted.

 

[Wedge_Antilles]

So the cocaine is still gonna keep flowing? Awesome.
Can't think of another reason to give a shit about Peru.

 

[Kindfarmer]

So the cocaine is still gonna keep flowing? Awesome.
Can't think of another reason to give a shit about Peru.

Really? That’s weak. Anthropology alone, reason enough.

 

[Chobham]

Cool, an insane Marxist being replaced by a sorta sane Marxist. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[JohnEBbad]

SA is getting soft; a coup is just too much trouble. Mañana...

 

[dkovic77]

SA is getting soft; a coup is just too much trouble. Mañana...

Maybe they should try something with a credit card… oh wait, that’s your bit.

 

[Wedge_Antilles]

Really? That’s weak. Anthropology alone, reason enough.

Nobody cares but anthropologists who are probably strung out on Peruvian flake.

 

[Kindfarmer]

Nobody cares but anthropologists who are probably strung out on Peruvian flake.

Not a bad gig, prolly….

 

[KeithD]

So, the Peruvian president attempts a coup and is out of office and under arrest the next day, while a U.S. president is still waddling around free twenty-three months after attempting a coup.

 

[jaF0]

^^ However, in this case, there may have been a shred of him doing the right thing, or at least for the right reasons. Seems their 'Congress' was even more obstructionist than ours.

 

[jaF0]

This could be read that he was trying to clean up a corrupt and power hungry government, but was blocked at every move.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-peru-caribbean-government-and-ee258b8b8495c9ae06a43f6d3c906a7a