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Boston Globe
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Deeply unpopular Peruvian president calls for general elections in April 2026
She said the upcoming elections will be 'democratic, clean, transparent and orderly.' Boluarte has a 93% disapproval rating, according to a national poll conducted by Datum Internacional in March. Her term ends on July 28, 2026. Advertisement Last week, Peru's Congress voted to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately handle rising violent crime in the Andean country. Public outrage has surged over an increase in killings and other violence, especially the recent killing of Paul Flores, the 39-year-old lead singer of the cumbia band Armonia 10. He was fatally shot when assailants attacked his band's tour bus after a concert in Lima. In reaction to the Flores killing, Boluarte on March 19 declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address the surge of violence. That same day, opposition lawmakers requested a vote of no confidence against the interior minister. Boluarte's government previously had decreed a state of emergency from September to December in an attempt to stem the violence. Authorities reported 2,057 killings in 2024, up from 1,506 in 2023.
The Independent
21-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Peru's Congress votes to oust the interior minister for failing to halt killings
Peru's Congress voted Friday to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately handle rising violent crime in the Andean country. Interior Minister Juan José Santiváñez by law has 72 hours to leave his position after the no-confidence vote, which succeeded with 78 votes in favor, 11 against and 20 abstentions. Santiváñez insisted that he had worked hard alongside police during his 10 months in office, but that he would respect the lawmakers' decision. Santiváñez must step down and take responsibility for his 'inability to address the wave of citizen insecurity the country is facing,' the Peruvian Congress said on its X account. Public outrage has surged over an increase in killings and other violence, especially the killing Sunday of Paul Flores, the 39-year-old lead singer of the cumbia band Armonia 10. He was fatally shot when assailants attacked his band's tour bus after a concert in Lima. In reaction to the Flores killing, President Dina Boluarte on Monday declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address the surge of violence. That same day, opposition lawmakers requested a vote of no confidence against the interior minister. Boluarte's government previously had decreed a state of emergency from September to December in an attempt to stem the violence. Authorities reported 2,057 killings in 2024, up from 1,506 in 2023.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Peru's Congress votes to oust the interior minister for failing to halt killings
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress voted Friday to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately handle rising violent crime in the Andean country. Interior Minister Juan José Santiváñez by law has 72 hours to leave his position after the no-confidence vote, which succeeded with 78 votes in favor, 11 against and 20 abstentions. Santiváñez insisted that he had worked hard alongside police during his 10 months in office, but that he would respect the lawmakers' decision. Santiváñez must step down and take responsibility for his 'inability to address the wave of citizen insecurity the country is facing,' the Peruvian Congress said on its X account. Public outrage has surged over an increase in killings and other violence, especially the killing Sunday of Paul Flores, the 39-year-old lead singer of the cumbia band Armonia 10. He was fatally shot when assailants attacked his band's tour bus after a concert in Lima. In reaction to the Flores killing, President Dina Boluarte on Monday declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address the surge of violence. That same day, opposition lawmakers requested a vote of no confidence against the interior minister. Boluarte's government previously had decreed a state of emergency from September to December in an attempt to stem the violence. Authorities reported 2,057 killings in 2024, up from 1,506 in 2023.
Associated Press
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Peru's Congress votes to oust the interior minister for failing to halt killings
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress voted Friday to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately handle rising violent crime in the Andean country. Interior Minister Juan José Santiváñez by law has 72 hours to leave his position after the no-confidence vote, which succeeded with 78 votes in favor, 11 against and 20 abstentions. Santiváñez insisted that he had worked hard alongside police during his 10 months in office, but that he would respect the lawmakers' decision. Santiváñez must step down and take responsibility for his 'inability to address the wave of citizen insecurity the country is facing,' the Peruvian Congress said on its X account. Public outrage has surged over an increase in killings and other violence, especially the killing Sunday of Paul Flores, the 39-year-old lead singer of the cumbia band Armonia 10. He was fatally shot when assailants attacked his band's tour bus after a concert in Lima. In reaction to the Flores killing, President Dina Boluarte on Monday declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address the surge of violence. That same day, opposition lawmakers requested a vote of no confidence against the interior minister. Boluarte's government previously had decreed a state of emergency from September to December in an attempt to stem the violence. Authorities reported 2,057 killings in 2024, up from 1,506 in 2023.
CNN
19-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Peru's president ‘seriously considering' extending death penalty amid crime surge
The Peruvian government declared a state of emergency on Monday in the provinces of Lima and Callao to stem a rise in crime, in a move that follows the killing of a popular musician over the weekend. President Dina Boluarte also floated the possibility of extending the use of the death penalty in Peru to address the country's security problems. The declaration and Boluarte's statements came after Paul Hambert Flores García, singer of the cumbia group Armonia 10, was shot dead while traveling with his bandmates in their bus. Peru's Interior Ministry said Sunday that police are treating the shooting as a deliberate attack. According to police documents obtained by CNN, authorities believe shots were fired from a motorcycle, hitting the right side of Armonia 10's bus with three bullets, one of which struck the singer, who was admitted to the hospital with 'cardiorespiratory arrest.' The documents show that police have requested access to surveillance video related to the shooting. On Sunday, the Ministry of the Interior said it had deployed several units of the Peruvian National Police to identify and capture those responsible for the shooting, which they have classified as a deliberate attack. 'To these damned murderers, I say that I am seriously considering the death penalty,' Boluarte said Monday at an event to mark the start of the 2025 school year. It was the latest instance in which the president has publicly thrown her support behind extending the use of the death penalty. Previously she did so in December 2024, following the murder of a girl. Peru's death penalty is currently used only for crimes of treason in cases of war and terrorism, according to the Constitution. If it were to be extended to include other crimes, Peru's Constitution and the Penal Code would need to be reformed. To move forward with that, Peru would also have to disassociate itself from the international Pact of San José, which establishes limits on the death penalty. Furthermore, the president would need to secure the necessary votes from legislators, which she has been unable to obtain for some of her other initiatives. Following Boluarte's statements, the Council of Ministers declared a state of emergency in Lima and Callao for 30 days, authorizing the deployment of Peru's Armed Forces to support the National Police. Peru is experiencing a serious security crisis. Several public schools reported days ago that they were being extorted by criminals, prompting them to propose virtual classes, according to state television station TV Perú. In September 2024, transportation unions, which also reported being extorted by criminals, carried out a workers strike as a warning to the Boluarte government and marched toward Congress. At that time, a state of emergency was also declared in several parts of the country.
