Peru’s Boluarte to Reshuffle Cabinet Ahead of Election Debate
- Congress to resume discussion over early elections on Tuesday
- Pedro Angulo was removed as prime minister, Boluarte says
Soldiers guard outside the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cuzco, Peru, on Dec. 17.
Photographer: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Peru President Dina Boluarte removed Prime Minister Pedro Angulo and other officials on Sunday as Congress proceeds with another attempt this week to approve early elections to calm protesters and alleviate the country’s political crisis.
Boluarte will announce the appointment of a new prime minister and other members of her cabinet on Monday or Tuesday, she said in an interview with Cuarto Poder, a Panamericana TV program. Boluarte said the cabinet reshuffle is aimed at building a “political team” to help with dialog in the country and new elections can’t be held “without new political reforms.”