Five: Peru appointed an environmental activist as Prime Minister Wednesday, replacing a controversial left-wing figure in a country full of South American political turmoil.
The current left-wing leader of the current country Pedro Castillo in July faced a long to-do list, including constitutional reform, but struggled to get his cabinet approved and narrowly stored political collapse earlier this year.
He did not give a reason for his decision to remove Guido Bellido – a left-line left and political politics, whose appointment was controversial from the start – and replaced him with Mirtha Vasquez.
A few hours later, Castillo appointed environmental activists and human rights as new PM, the step was seen as a soup for moderate wings from the informal left wing coalition that supported him.
“For God, because this country is from women and men who fight every day to live with dignity, without discrimination, and who promote real changes, yes, I swear!” Vasquez, 46, said during a ceremony that was not attended by his predecessor.
According to Peru’s law, the resignation of the Prime Minister automatically triggered that from the entire cabinet.
The President’s reshuffle government brings together politicians throughout the political spectrum of radical Peru Libre, with more moderate Juntos Por El peru.
Vasquez – who led the Congress between November 2020 and July 2021 – belonged to Frente Amplio’s left wing.
Castillo, a former rural school teacher, called for “unity” from the economic, political and social sectors of the country to “achieve a common goal” – such as activating the economy.
He then tweeted, “The new stage in #GobInTodelPueblo tries to promote dialogue, governance and teamwork.
Our big goal is to fight for the most vulnerable and we will achieve it.” July Castillo Appointment of Bellido Electronic Engineers immediately complicated.
Peru Media reported 41-years was investigated by prosecutors for allegedly defending terrorism with a statement made shortly after taking seats in parliament in June.
In comment to the Online News Outlet Inka Vision, he appeared to defend people who supported Maois Street of a brilliant guerrilla group that fought the state between 1980-2000 and was designated as a terrorist organization by five.
In August, Castillo seemed to have staved a political crisis when the right wing was dominated by the Congress approved the cabinet following a fierce debate.
Until then, Peru had been in a state of political uncertainty since the beginning of the year, when the election campaign received.
The country has experienced years of political upheaval, and a series of corruption scandals saw three different presidents in the office in one week of November.
Seven of the previous 10 South American leaders of this nation had been well punished or under investigation for corruption.
And Castillo’s victory over the right-wing of Keiko Fujimori in June the second round of the President run-off time of six weeks to be confirmed after a delay in validating the results.