Boluarte, Vice President of Castillo, swore “by God, the country and the constitution” and said she adopts “according to the political constitution of Peru, from this moment and until July 28, 2026”, when she enters the current period of Government.
He added that one of his commitments will be to “defend” national sovereignty and that he will “observe and enforce” the rules. Constitution and the laws of your country.
“Before being a politician, I am a Peruvian citizen and mother, fully aware of the high responsibility that history places on my shoulders,” she said before declaring that “an attempted coup has been promoted” by Castillo.
For this reason he called for “a broad process of dialogue between all political forcesnationals and requested a political truce to fight corruption.
The ceremony, held in the Legislative Chamber, was attended by members of Congress and other senior authorities from the powers of the state and the Armed Forceswhich were applauded for announcing that they would respect constitutional succession in the country.
Earlier, the president of the legislature, José Williams, reported that, following Castillo’s resignation, the presidential succession was activated and convened a plenary to swear in Boluarte as the first woman to assume the Peruvian presidency in 200 years republican life of the country.
At the beginning of that ceremony, and in accordance with protocol, Williams received the presidential sash for a few minutes and invited boluarte to enter the chamber to be sworn in.
Source: El heraldo
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