Peru has its first female president: find out who Castillo’s vice president is Dina Boluarte

60-year-old lawyer Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra has today become Peru’s first female president and the sixth person to assume the leadership of the country since 2018. President, Dina was sworn in this afternoon.

Earlier, Castillo announced to the nation that he would dissolve the National Congress and form an “extraordinary emergency government” to call for new elections and then change the country’s constitution. The then-president caused a stir in Congress, which voted 101 favorably to have him removed from office for “moral incompetence.”

Dina was then called in to take over the government after occupying the so far vacant post from July 28, 2021, in addition to commanding the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, a role she left last month.

After taking office she said: “Before I became a politician, I am a citizen and a Peruvian mother. I recognize my high responsibility and respect the millions of Peruvian mothers who seek support for their children in fulfilling this. These are examples of courage. They are all examples of courage. Mr. Pedro Castillo promotes We know it was a coup”. The President also stated that “ruling Peru will not be an easy task”.

Dina ran for the Surquillo Chamber in 2016 before becoming vice president; To the Municipality of Lima in 2018; and she tried to sit in Congress in 2020. In these cases, the born lawyer, chalhuanca, not selected.

In January this year, he was expelled from Peru Libre, the party of which he was a member at the time. He decided to remove the acronym after he said it “never adopted the ideology of Perú Libre”, an ultra-left party. According to the board, the lawyer’s statements caused “slander or loss of reputation” for the party.

This Monday (5), a congressional committee filed an impeachment request against Dina for lack of evidence. The lawyer was charged with alleged constitutional violations due to the Comptroller’s complaint about serving in a private organization while on public office – something that Peruvian law prohibits.

After Castillo announced to the nation that he would dissolve the National Congress, the current vice president condemned the “coup” in the country today. and set up an “extraordinary government of emergency” to call for new elections and then change the country’s constitution.

Dina takes over a country in instability and crisis. At least 12 ministers resigned this afternoon – Peru has 19 positions at the head of ministries. There is also a public trust issue with both Congress and the then president.

The parliamentary disapproval rate in the polls reaches 86%. By contrast, Castillo was rejected by 70% of Peruvians and also faced corruption charges involving even family members and political allies.