After Peru’s President Pedro Castillo dissolved the Assembly of the Republic, a state of emergency was declared in the country and a curfew was imposed.
PERU MIXED
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, in his address to the nation on state television, announced that he had declared a state of emergency by dissolving the Peruvian Republican Assembly. Announcing that a curfew has been imposed in the country as of 22:00 local time, President Castillo expressed the situation with the words “We have decided to form a state of emergency government aimed at establishing the rule of law”. After Castillo’s statement, the Peruvian opposition clearly stated that it was a coup and opposed the decision, while some state officials and experts in the country supported the opposition.
11 MINISTER REsigned
After Castillo dissolved the parliament, news of his resignation began to come from the government one after another. Minister of Labor Alejandro Salas, Minister of Economy and Finance Kurt Burneo, Minister of Justice and Human Rights Felix Chero, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cesar Landa, Minister of Women and Vulnerable Population Heidi Juarez, Minister of Environment Wilbert Rozas, Minister of Culture Silvana Robles, Minister of Transport and Communications Richard Tineo, Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Roberto Sanchez Palomino, Minister of Housing, Construction and Cleaning Cesar Paniagua, Minister of Education Rosendo Serna are among the ministers who resigned.
PEOPLE SPREAD ON THE STREETS
Hundreds of people in the country took to the streets with flags and placards in their hands after the parliament was dissolved. Among the protesters are Castillo’s supporters and those who oppose the decision. On the other hand, deputies in the Assembly of the Republic were planning to discuss the dismissal of President Castillo for the third time today. Castillo’s statement came just hours before the parliament voted to remove him from office.
THEY VOTED TO BE REMOVED
Peruvian lawmakers did not comply with the decision to dissolve the Congress of the Republic and approved the dismissal of President Pedro Castillo by 101 votes.
“THIS COUP HAS NO BASIS”
President of the Constitutional Court, Francisco Morales, said at a press conference, “Today, there was a coup in the purest style of the 20th century, but it is a coup doomed to fail, because Peru wants to live in democracy. This coup has no legal basis.” he said.
Morales said that under the constitution, Vice President Dina Boluarte, who did not support Castillo’s decision, should take over the presidency.