Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has insisted she will not step down, after another day of protests and roadblocks across the country saw calls for her resignation and the arrest of a trade union leader with alleged links to Maoist rebels.
Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo have marched and barricaded streets throughout the South American country since December, demanding new elections and the removal of Boluarte.
But she rejected the possibility of calling a constitutional assembly as demanded by protestors, pointing to the difficulties Peru's neighbor Chile has had in drafting and approving a new constitution.Earlier on Friday -- the tenth consecutive day of unrest, after a new-year lull -- police announced the arrest of Rocio Leandro, a union leader from the Ayacucho region.
"We support peace on all sides & the govt's stated commitments to address the challenges gripping the country," he added. Protestors blocked roads in the capital Lima, and in several regions in the historically marginalized south. Several regional governors and professional associations, including lawyers and teachers, joined the calls for Boluarte to resign.
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