Following a tumultuous day, Peru has its first female president, Dina Boluarte, who replaced Pedro Castillo after he was dramatically ousted. Here’s what to know.
. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove him from office, and he was soon arrested. Dina Boluarte, Castillo’s vice president, was sworn in as his successor, becoming the 200-year-old nation’s first female president.
In her first remarks as president, Boluarte denounced what she said was an “attempted coup … that has not found an echo in the institutions, nor in the street.” She called for a “political truce” among factions and asked for space and time to “rescue the country.” Her term is due to last until 2026, but there are no guarantees in a country that has averaged a president a year for the past seven years.
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