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Peru Congress rejects President Boluarte's request to hold early elections

This handout picture distributed by the Peruvian presidential press service shows President Dina Boluarte speaking during an event to send medicine and medical equipment to the Apurimac region in southern Peru, Lima, January 27, 2023. © Melina Mejia, AFP

Peru's Congress rejected on Saturday a request by embattled President Dina Boluarte to bring forward elections to December 2023, as protests that have killed dozens rage on against her leadership.

The South American country has been embroiled in a political crisis with near-daily protests since December 7 when former president Pedro Castillo was arrested after attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree.

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