Dina Boluarte meets with the members of the National Agreement in the Government Palace (El Comercio [Spanish] - 1/9/2023)
Dina Boluarte meets with the members of the National Agreement in the Government Palace (Spanish) Dina Boluarte chairs the session of the National Agreement in the Government Palace Martin Calderon President Dina Boluarte is meeting with the members of the National Agreement (AN) – a space for dialogue between the Government, political parties with a presence in Congress and civil society organizations – in a context of renewed protests against the Executive and the Congress in various regions of the country. This time, the AN has the Council of State, a body that brings together the heads of the three powers of the State and other autonomous institutions. (Ed. - The meeting occurs as large protests by indigenous Aymara and Quechua in the Puno region turned deadly this afternoon with at least four dead in clashes with the Peruvian National Police.) Previously, Presidente Boluarte stated, “We respect the right to peaceful protest, but the message of the majority of Peruvians is that...