Dina Boluarte

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said on Friday she would request expanded legislative powers and is open to reshaping a historically unpopular Congress as protesters renewed their demands for her to stand down.…

Issued on: 10/03/2023 - 03:57 A Peruvian judge on Thursday extended former president Pedro Castillo's pre-trial detention to 36 months, the Supreme Court announced.…

Issued on: 10/02/2023 - 02:19 Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets anew Thursday to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte as they remembered civilians who…

Issued on: 06/02/2023 - 01:01 The government of Peru on Sunday expanded and prolonged a state of emergency to deal with a two-month-old revolt against President Dina Boluarte…

Issued on: 03/02/2023 - 03:19 Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has put forward a new bill to bring elections forward to 2023 in a bid to calm protests around the country as a…

Issued on: 02/02/2023 - 01:26 Peru's Congress on Wednesday voted down another bid to advance elections from April 2024 to this year, a move sought by President Dina Boluarte…

Issued on: 01/02/2023 - 05:44 Peruvian lawmakers on Tuesday once again failed to agree on a plan to bring forward elections in a bid to end weeks of deadly protests that have…

WHAT SPARKED THE PROTESTS?The protests began after Congress removed President Pedro Castillo on Dec. 7. Castillo was arrested and is being held in pre-trial detention, facing rebellion charges after he tried to illegally dissolve the…

Issued on: 30/01/2023 - 05:35 Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Sunday urged lawmakers to reconsider a proposal to advance elections to later this year, promising she would…

Issued on: 28/01/2023 - 08:34 Peru's Congress rejected on Saturday a request by embattled President Dina Boluarte to bring forward elections to December 2023, as protests…