Peru's new President Dina Boluarte on Saturday named a cabinet that includes a pro-market finance minister, as protests accelerated around the country to demand fresh elections following the ouster of democratically-elected former President Pedro Castillo.
Boluarte took office on Wednesday after Castillo was sacked by Congress and later arrested on rebellion and conspiracy charges for having attempted to dissolve the legislature to prevent an impeachment vote.She named former Deputy Finance Minister Alex Contreras, who is a career civil servant and is considered to have a pro-market stance, to serve as economy minister.
"I call for calm, tranquility and peace. Let us avoid conflicts that put our brotherhood as Peruvians at risk." Castillo's lawyer has denied the charges and called the former president's detention illegal and arbitrary. He has requested asylum in Mexico and Mexican and Peruvian authorities are in consultation over the request, Mexico's foreign minister said on Thursday.
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