The movement to the right of the political spectrum in Peru
The events that have transpired over the course of the past year and a half demonstrate that ever since Pedro Castillo was elected president of the country, the country's privileged class has been working to undermine him and his administration. It has been challenging for this group to put up with the fact that the president of the country previously worked as a teacher in the rural areas of the country.
On Wednesday, (December 7), and following a protracted political conflict between the executive branch and the legislative branch of Peru, the parliament of that country, in which the rightists have a majority, the president of Peru carried out an action that many of the media outlets from around the world referred to as a "coup." This occurred after the rightists in that country's legislature had been in the majority for quite some time. After accusing the elected representative of that country of "attempting a coup," he fired him from his position in the executive branch of government and removed him from office. After his impeachment, Peru's former President Pedro Castillo, a left-wing teacher and union activist, was arrested by the police and the country's attorney general's forces and imprisoned on charges of rioting, disturbing public order, and violating the law. Castillo was a union activist and a member of the Peruvian teachers' union. The United States Embassy in Peru issued an immediate statement expressing their satisfaction and support regarding Pedro Castillo's dismissal. It has been speculated that the length of his prison sentence could reach twenty years. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Pedro Castillo has submitted a request for political asylum in Mexico on the grounds that he fears for his life and is being "harassed." In addition to this, he requested that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights step in to "vindicate his rights" as well as "the rights of my Peruvian compatriots who want justice." In the span of the previous six years, Pedro Castillo served as Peru's sixth and most recent president.
Dina Bularte, the country's former vice president who was elected at the same time as Castillo last summer, was sworn in as the country's new president on the same Wednesday. She is the first female leader in the history of the country. Castillo was sworn in as the country's new vice president. Dina Bularte is an attorney who has served in the past as Pedro Castro's Minister of Development and Social Inclusion. She has held this position during the administration of Pedro Castro. Protesters took to the streets in Lima, the nation's capital, as well as other cities in Peru, in an effort to remove Pedro Castillo from power and have him arrested. In order to voice their disapproval of the actions taken by the parliament, the "Agricultural and Rural Front of Peru" has called for a general strike to be called across the country, as well as the immediate release of the deposed president and the holding of parliamentary elections in addition to presidential elections. The support for Castillo is strongest in the country's principal cities, mountainous provinces, and regions where indigenous people make up the majority of the population.
A week after Pedro Castillo was removed from office, following the escalation of the political crisis and protests in Peru, which, according to reports from the media, resulted in the deaths of seven citizens, including two Peruvian citizens aged 15 and 18, in a remote area of the Andes, and resulted in the injuries of dozens of other citizens. led to the declaration of a state of emergency in that country by the Peruvian government for a period of thirty days. As a direct consequence of this, the right to assemble, march, and demonstrate has been temporarily revoked, and the hands of the police forces have been left free to deal with the people. Also, on Monday, December 21, the newly elected president of Peru, who took office on December 1st, announced that he will bring a bill to the parliament with the goal of holding early general elections in April 2024 (spring 1403), and possibly even a year earlier than that. This announcement came in response to the pressure that was brought on by street protests. Both the widespread drought in Peru and the increase in the spread of the Corona virus across this country of 33 million people have contributed to the deterioration of the situation. The production of copper in Peru makes it the world's second-largest producer.
