violent new street Protests engulfed downtown Lima on Saturday night, hours After the Roman Catholic Cardinal expressed his displeasure that the National Congress again declined To push the elections to defuse the political crisis in Peru.
thousands of The demonstrators skirmished with Riot police once fell into the night, scattering in the hail of tear gas but regrouping in An attempt to reach the Congress of Peru.
In the latest of two months of Some demonstrators have fired shots at demonstrations, often fatal back in the police with Homemade fireworks.
outcome of Arrests and injuries were not made immediately available.
Meanwhile, the Peruvian legislature received a rebuke from a Roman Catholic bishop.
It hurts our souls that they (didn’t act) on) proposal to move up elections,” said Cardinal Pedro Barreto, hours after church highest ecclesiastical body He sent a letter to the legislators warning them that it was “urgent” move up Elections later this year.
The day before Congress closed the door until August on No further discussion to bring it forward general elections currently specific for April 2024 to 2023 – prof key demand of Almost daily demonstrations paralyze the country of 33 million people.
For the fourth time in In the week, lawmakers rejected the bill on Push the election, preventing further discussion on procedural techniques.
the move fading prospects for road out of The crisis, which has claimed 48 lives since December 7, when then-president Pedro Castillo was arrested after he tried to dissolve Congress and rule by decree.
In December, lawmakers decided to change the date of the elections, which were originally scheduled in 2026, up Until April 2024, but with protesters digging in Their heels, Dina Boulwart, Castillo former Vice President, call for carrying the flag vote this year instead.
Polwart original The intention was to achieve Castillo term The year is 2026, but amidst a blast of I urged Congress to do so move up the date.
