Peru declares state of emergency amid deadly protests

Peru’s new government declares 30-day national emergency amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo

Answering demands for immediate elections, she suggested they could be held a year from now, four months before her earlier proposal, which placated no one.

At least seven people have died, all in the same kind of impoverished communities whose voters propelled the rural teachers union leader to victory last year.Castillo was ousted by lawmakers on December 7 when he sought to dissolve Congress ahead of their third attempt to impeach him. His vehicle was intercepted as he travelled through Lima’s streets with his security detail. "The only thing I can tell you sisters and brothers to keep calm," Boluarte said.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

trtworld /  🏆 101. in US

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Latin America leaders ask Peru to protect ousted leader CastilloArgentina's Fernandez, Mexico's Lopez Obrador, Colombia's Petro and Bolivia's Arce sign joint statement, calling Castillo a 'victim of undemocratic harassment' and demanding 'popular will' of Peruvians be respected.
Read more »

Peru judge rejects Castillo's jail appeal as Mexico backs ousted leaderOusted leader Pedro Castillo urges national police and armed forces to 'lay down their arms and stop killing' protesters while Mexico says it recognises Castillo as president of Peru.
Read more »

Peru judge denies ousted leader Pedro Castillo's jail appealLIMA, Peru (AP) — A judge ordered ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo to remain in custody on Tuesday, denying his appeal as authorities build a rebellion case against him.
Read more »

New NXT Tag Champs New Day Headline A New NXT Tonight On USAOur preview of tonight's WWENXT on USA, where we'll see all of the fallout of this past Saturday's NXTDeadline premium live event on Peacock and we'll hear from the new NXT Tag Team Champs TheNewDay. WWE
Read more »

Peru's new government declares police state amid protestsLIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s new government declared a 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo, suspending the rights of “personal security and freedom” across the Andean nation.
Read more »