(CNN Spanish) — Peru’s new president, Tina Poluarte, was sworn in this Wednesday after Congress impeached Pedro Castillo. Approval of a vacancy motion.
Amidst this frenzy, Pollarde, who was the country’s vice president until a few hours ago, took over from Castillo. swear Today before the full session of Congress in a session called Wednesday Afternoon.
Peru’s first female president was sworn in Wednesday after the arrest of Pedro Castillo.
Boluarte will complete his term until July 2026. This is Peru’s sixth new president in less than five years.
In his first speech, Pollarde called for a “political truce to establish a government of national unity” and said he would fight corruption with the support of the prosecutor’s office and the comptroller’s office.
“My first step is to confront corruption in all its dimensions,” said Poluarte. “I watched with disgust as the press and judicial bodies reported the shameful acts of robbery against the money of all Peruvians, and this cancer must be rooted out.”
Pollarde comes to power after Castillo was ousted and arrested for declaring the temporary shutdown of Congress unconstitutional, according to a consensus of constitutional analysts in the country. Part of his cabinet and other senior officials resigned, denouncing the president for a coup d’état.
Who is Tina Polwarte?
Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra (Chalhuanca, Apurímac, 60 years old) is a lawyer, graduated from the Private University of San Martin de Porres, where she obtained a Master’s degree in Notary and Registry Law, according to her resume. A single platform of the state.
He started his political career in 2007 as an advisor and later in charge of the senior management of the National Register of Identity and Civil Status (Reniec) in Surkov. In 2018, he was the mayoral candidate of Surquillo with the Peru Liber Party. Two years later, in 2020, he participated in an extraordinary parliamentary election, but did not win the seat.
During the 2021 general election, he was a candidate for the position of Vice President of the Peru Libre Party in the formula led by Castillo, and won the second round after winning. 8,836,380 votesAccording to the National Election Jury (JNE).
At the crossroads Peruvians faced in the face of the second round—as writer Santiago Roconoglio told CNN in an interview—they were debating between the far left (represented by Castillo) and the far right (represented). By Keiko Fujimori)—, Boluarte issued a statement in which he indicated that he would close Congress if the legislature did not “coordinate with the executive in favor of Thorland.”
In an interview with CNN’s Fernando del Rincón in 2021, Polvard backtracked: “I said we need a Congress that works for the needs of Peruvian society, that coordinates positively with the administration. A coordinated system to meet the many needs of Peruvian society. I never said we were going to close Congress.
Tina Polwarte. Stock image. (Credit: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
On July 29, 2021, he was sworn in as the Minister of Development and Social Inclusion, a position he held until November 25, 2022. He resigned After Betsy Chavez was appointed head of the Council of Ministers.
“I have taken a decision today that I am not going to continue in the next cabinet. “After deep thought, I have no doubt that the current polarization is harmful to everyone, especially the ordinary citizen trying to escape the political and economic crisis,” Pollarde, who did not leave the vice presidency, wrote in a tweet at the time.
With information from Fernando del Rincon
