Peru President Proposes Moving up Elections Amid Protests

Peru President Proposes Moving up Elections Amid Protests
Tear gas is returned to police trying to break up supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo at Plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2022. Martin Mejia/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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LIMA, Peru—Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress a proposal to move up elections.

Boluarte’s decision came after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets around Peru for another day on Sunday to demand that she resign and schedule elections to replace her and Congress. The protests turned deadly, with at least two reported deaths in a remote community in the Andes, according to officials.