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December 7, 2023

How Stable Is Peru’s Government After One Year?

Dina Boluarte took office as president of Peru one year ago today, after the country’s Congress ousted her predecessor, Pedro Castillo. // File Photo: TV Perú.

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Pedro Francke, former Peruvian finance minister: “Dina Boluarte co-governs with a Congress dominated by the right. This government has maintained an under-the-table pact with the attorney general’s office to cover up their responsibility for the 39 deaths from police and army bullets (according to Human Rights Watch). This government is increasingly leaning toward an authoritarian stance, with new laws to imprison those who protest the government and a pardon for Alberto Fujimori that goes against IACHR rulings. The economy has entered a recession, and poverty and unemployment are increasing, and there are no clear prospects for a quick recovery. Citizen insecurity is increasing, and the government has lost not only legitimacy but also the state capacity to control the territory. There is a broad rejection of…”

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