Peru president names environmentalist as new PM
LIMA: Peru swore in as prime minister on Wednesday, replacing a controversial left-wing figure in the politically turbulent South American nation.
The country’s current leftist leaders. Pedro Castillo. He came to power in July with a long list of tasks, including constitutional reform, but struggled to get his cabinet approved and avoided a political collapse earlier this year.
He gave no reason for his decision to remove Guido Belladonna – a hard-line left-wing and political newcomer whose appointment was controversial from the start – and his replacement. Mertha Vasquez.
Hours later, Castillo swore in the environment. Human rights activist As his new prime minister, the move is seen as the moderate wing of the informal left coalition that supports him.
“For God’s sake, for a country of women and men who fight daily to live with dignity, without discrimination, and who promote real change, yes, I swear!” Vasquez, 46, said during the ceremony that his predecessor did not attend.
Under Peruvian law, the resignation of the prime minister automatically triggers the entire cabinet.
The president’s changed government has brought together politicians from the radical Peruvian Liberals to the more moderate Gentospur El Peru.
Vasquez – who led Congress between November 2020 and July 2021 – belongs to the left-wing Frontier Employees.
Castillo, a former rural school teacher, called for “unity” in the country’s economic, political and social spheres to “achieve common goals” – such as reactivating the economy.
He later tweeted, “A new phase in #GobiernoDelPueblo seeks to promote dialogue, governance and teamwork. Our great goal is to fight for the very weak and we are going to achieve that.”
Castillo’s appointment of Belledo, an electronic engineer, in July was immediately difficult.
Peruvian media reported that the 41-year-old man was interrogated by prosecutors for alleged defense. Terrorism With statements shortly after taking office in Parliament in June.
In comments to his Vision Online news outlet, he was seen defending those who supported the Shining Path Maoist guerrilla group that fought the state between 1980-2000 and Lima called it a terrorist organization.
In August, Castillo averted a political crisis when the right-wing majority Congress approved his cabinet after a bitter debate.
Until then, Peru had been in political uncertainty since the beginning of the year, when the election campaign was underway.
The country has been in turmoil for years, and a series of corruption scandals saw three different presidents take office in the same week last November.
Seven of the former 10 leaders of the South American nation have either been convicted or are under investigation for corruption.
And Castillo’s victory over right-wing popular Keiko Fujimori in June’s run-off presidential election took six weeks to confirm after delays in confirming the results.
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