Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced on Tuesday that the presidential elections in Peru will be held on April 12, stating that this electoral process will mark the end of “instability” that has contributed to increasing insecurity and social polarization in the country in recent years.
Boluarte assured that the elections will be “democratic, fair, transparent, and orderly,” pledging that her government will remain completely neutral and will guarantee indisputable election results. Peruvians will head to the polls to elect their next president, as well as deputies, senators, and representatives to the Andean Parliament.
Peru has seen six different presidents in the past six years due to deep political instability. The Constitution grants Congress the power to remove a president if two-thirds of its members vote to declare them “morally incapacitated.” Former President Pedro Castillo faced multiple corruption investigations and attempted to prevent his removal by dissolving Congress and announcing the formation of an “exceptional emergency government.” However, Congress swiftly voted to impeach him the same day, replacing him with Vice President Dina Boluarte. Castillo was later arrested on charges of “rebellion and conspiracy” while attempting to seek asylum at the Mexican Embassy.
