The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, has ruled out the possibility of resigning as she considers that she would be giving reason to the «violent», and has appealed to the Parliament to approve «political reforms».
In an interview for the Peruvian channel Latina Televisión, Boluarte defended that her resignation would not solve the «problems» faced by the country, and at the same time she doubted that the «violent» would change their minds and bet on «living in peace».
«If I resign, I would be giving reason to these violent people (…) I believe that people in democracy have to know how to respect and be respectful of the laws», said the president of Peru, who remains firm in her idea that the right thing to do is to call early elections.
On this point, she urged the parliament to reconsider the project for early elections, although she considers that it is also necessary that a series of «political reforms» aimed at outlining a «respectable» Congress of the Republic be approved beforehand.
Finally, Boluarte said that on Tuesday he will finalize the reshuffle of the ministerial Cabinet, which will have a «political profile» and sensitivity to meet the needs of the Peruvian population, as reported by RPP radio station.
Boluarte has dismissed this weekend his prime minister, Pedro Angulo, and at the end of last week the ministers of Culture and Education resigned after the death of demonstrators in the protests for the dismissal and arrest of former president Pedro Castillo.
In these, the head of State has valued the «courage and bravery» of the members of her Cabinet to face a «difficult situation» at a political and social level.
The arrest of Castillo – arrested after announcing the dissolution of Parliament and decreeing a Government of Emergency – has led to a series of protests at national level. The actions of the security authorities have already claimed the lives of more than twenty people.
Among the demands of the demonstrators is the removal of Boluarte from the Presidency of Peru and the calling of new elections. Last Friday, the Parliament ruled out the approval of an early election, which Bolaurte herself defends.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
