After Peru president impeached, a new one takes over

Lima, PERU- Post impeachment, Peru's got a new president!

One got impeached, another came it.

It was a dramatic escalation that lasted a mere few hours on Wednesday morning. Pedro Castillo was still the president of Peru. By the afternoon, he was out of office, detained by Lima’s prosecutors and facing charges of rebellion against the states.

What triggered this escalation was Castillo's decision to dismiss Congress and call for early legislative elections just a mere few hours before facing an impeachment vote that was scheduled in Congress against him.

But not even his political party supported Castillo's actions and the former president was quickly accused of attempting a coup. In rapid succession, all of Peru's state powers rejected the former president's orders and Congress rapidly proceeded to oust him.

For his part, Castello has always claimed his innocence, rejected any allegation and saying that he is ready to cooperate with any investigation brought against him. But it's a fact that Peru now has a new president. It's Castello’s former deputy and the first woman to hold the office in Peruvian history…Dina Boularte."

Dina Boluarte Zegarra, President of Peru said, “I ask for a political truce to install a national unity government. This high responsibility calls upon us all. I am not asking for my government to be immune from scrutiny. What I am asking is time.”

Even with the new president, political crisis really seems to know no end. Boluarte is the sixth president in less than five years, and she also faced a congressional investigation a mere few weeks ago, before being dismissed. Her mandate runs through 2026. And while time is what she asks the task of bringing the country together could not be more urgent.