Peru’s President Dina Boluarte said she’ll propose that elections be brought forward by two years to 2024 and also imposed a state of emergency in several regions to try to pacify a nation in chaos since her predecessor Pedro Castillo was impeached last week.
“In the next few days I’ll send congress a proposal for early elections,” Boluarte said in an overnight address to the nation. “We see an escalation of political confrontation that’s not healthy for the country.”
Boluarte, who was elected as Castillo’s vice president and whose term goes to 2026, declared a state of emergency in some Castillo strongholds where protests are most intense.
