Chairman of the Peruvian Dialogue and asked for unity after the negative poll

“I am sure that together we will continue to build a safer, more prosperous and threat-free country for generations to come; “In unity we will make this possible,” he said at a ceremony commemorating the 43rd anniversary of the armed conflict with Ecuador.

The President highlighted the current peace between the two countries and praised the armed forces “for their tireless work and necessary sacrifices to build a safer and more prosperous country for all Peruvian citizens.”

The head of the executive branch called for dialogue the day after the publication of the results of a poll conducted by the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP), which showed that only one in 10 Peruvian citizens approved of her administration while 82 percent opposed it.

Congress, which is considered an ally of Bolwarti, recorded its disapproval of the poll by 90 percent and its approval by only 5 percent.

On the other hand, the government ruled out the possibility of the president visiting the southern Andean city of Puno on the occasion of the great religious holiday of La Candelaria, in the coming days, which government sources considered possible.

The trip stimulated expectations and anxiety because Bono was the area where the protests against Boluarte's ascension to the presidency, in December 2023, were strongest and longest and led to the deaths of 50 civilians.

Recently, the president visited the Ayacucho region in the southern Andes, where she was the subject of expressions of disapproval, and the widow of one of those killed there during the demonstrations grabbed her by the hair and shook her without the escort being able to stop her.

As a result of this incident, Raul Samilan, the brother of one of those killed in Bono, warned that Bulwarti wanted to use the visit to pretend to return to non-existent normalcy, and it could have served as a provocation to the people of Bono.

He added: “It is not fair for him to come now, after ordering the killing of so many people, to say that everything is fine, that everything is at peace, and that things have returned to normal.”

Sociologist Eduardo Balon, who asked the president “not to be irresponsible and to stay at home,” said that “the belief that after deaths and infections in different areas of the country she can walk around is evidence that she lacks basic common sense.”

Only far-right congressman Jose Cueto said the president should continue to visit the interior of the country, taking necessary security precautions.

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