Peru’s First Female Leader after Attempted Coup

• Peru’s former president tried to get rid of the government so that he could install a new one in advance of an upcoming impeachment trial.
• He is currently being held and was voted out as president. per CNN.
• The country’s first woman president is now the vice president.

Dina Boluarte made history by being sworn in as Peru’s first female president on Wednesday after President Pedro Castillo was ousted. Boluarte was previously vice president. 

Twice-impeached Castillo was detainedWednesday was Wednesday after an unsuccessful attempt to remove the current congress and establish an emergency government. an effort to restore “the rule of law and democracy.” Castillo, who was set to face a third impeachment trialHe also expressed his desire to create a new constitution. per CNN.

Several figures in the administration — including four ministers and the head of the country’s army — stepped down amidst the conflict.

101 legislators voted to disband Congress after Castillo was tried with six abstentions and 10 abstentions. Castillo was then detained.

Boluarte was sworn in subsequently, the Associated Press reported.

Boluarte stated that there has been a coup attempt, but it has not reached an echo in the institutions or in the streets. Associated Press. 

She added, “What I ask is a space, a moment to save the country.”

Boluarte was elected vice president in July 2021. He also served as minister of development, social inclusion, and Castillo.

Castillo has faced many investigations and 60 cabinet members were removed in his first year of office. according to CNN.