A thousand demonstrators marched through the streets of downtown Lima Thursday afternoon, to demand the release of Pedro Castillo and the holding of early elections. This question is debated this morning in the press this Friday. For Peru21, the priority is to revive the economy and private investment. But for La Republicathe advancement of the date of the elections is a question necessary that cannot be postponed “. In its editorial, the newspaper regrets that ” the first political gestures of the president do not go in this direction. Dina Boluarte even recalled that her mandate ran until July 2026.
For La Republica, the current political instability is due to the Constitution. The text ” has shortcomings and obsolescence that must be corrected to preserve the balance of power inherent in a democracy “. ” The tyranny of one power against the other is not acceptable, any more than the constitutional chaos that has become the struggle between the executive and the legislature “, adds the newspaper.
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” No political persecution in Peru »
At the same time, former President Pedro Castillo has been remanded in custody. Correo returns this morning to the arguments used by the Ministry of Justice to approve this seven-day detention. The former president is accused of the crime of rebellion after a coup d’etat and of attempting to flee the country “. Pedro Castillo formally requested political asylum in Mexico, after having tried in vain to join the embassy of this country in Lima after his dismissal. It’s on the front page of the website of Milenio : in a letter addressed to the Mexican president, his lawyer speaks of ” political persecution “. The newspaper states that ” Mexico has begun consultations with the Peruvian authorities in order to initiate the procedure “. President López Obrador “ also assured that his country would not break relations with Peru “, but that Mexico has not yet decided on the recognition or not of the new Peruvian government.
The newspaper El Comercio in Peru castigates these decisions ” from the friend of the north “. In a vitriolic editorial, he believes that ” Mexico’s commitment to democracy is as stiff as jelly “. The daily wonders about ” the will of certain Heads of State in the region to swallow the scenario of political persecution. ” In Peru, let it be clear, there is no political persecution », supports El Comercio. ” What is happening today is the regular response that the Constitution entrusts to the authorities for all those who try to break the democratic order by seeking to impose a dictatorship. And that’s exactly what Castillo decided to do on Wednesday and what he faces in court. “.
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Brittney Griner vs. Viktor Bout: A Fair Trade?
American newspapers are dedicating their front page this Friday to prisoner exchange Thursday between Russia and the United States. Basketball player Brittney Griner has landed in Texas. the washington post recounts that the people of Houston, his hometown, celebrate his release. The town hall is illuminated in red, white and blue in his honor. However, this return is not celebrated by everyone. the Houston Chronicle notes the criticisms of several observers. They particularly regret that former marine Paul Whelan remains in prison in Russia. The American also reacted in an interview to CNN and says he is disappointed to have been left behind. The American press also points to the case of a prisoner much less in sight “. the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and the Chicago Grandstand hope for the return of Marc Fogel, 61, “ sentenced in Russia to 14 years of hard labor because he forgot to leave home “a very small dose of medical marijuana,” for which he had a prescription “.
The Houston Chronicle regrets that “ the United States failed to secure the release of more than one American prisoner ” in exchange, ” of an odious war criminal “. ” There is simply no universe in which Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout are on equal footing “. But should we therefore criticize this liberation today? launches another journalist from the HoustonChronicles. “ It is disheartening that despite how far our country has come, we remain so divided “. ” Griner is a member of the family ” and ” she comes back home “. ” On this day alone, can we stop hating and just celebrate? he begs.
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What is the evil that affects Celine Dion?
The Quebec singer, with tears in her eyes, is on the front page of the National Post this Friday. Celine Dion announced on the social network Instagram to suffer from a rare neurological disease and to postpone her European tour. A sickness ” incurable “, as the newspaper points out. ” It affects around one in a million people “, precise the To have to. The Quebec daily devotes a long article to this Moersch-Woltman syndrome, also known as “stiff person syndrome”. autoimmune disease” affects the muscles, especially the abdominals and those of the back, around the spine which can lead to difficulty in walking… and in singing.
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