2021-05-27 01:35:47 GMT2021-05-27 09:35:47(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LIMA, May 26 (Xinhua) Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti on Wednesday called for calm in the upcoming presidential runoff on June 6 between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the right-wing Popular Force party, and her rival Pedro Castillo, of the left-wing Free Peru party.
Sagasti urged all citizens and the candidates in the runoff to remain calm, preserve order and accept the outcome of what is expected to be a tight race.
Speaking at an event marking the 60th anniversary of the National Jury of Elections, which oversees the electoral process, Sagasti highlighted the work carried out by the election body.
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09:00 | Lima, May. 27. The Government of Peru is implementing an economic package worth S/1.230 billion (about US$320.9 million) to promote decentralized job creation with public investment and speed up the vaccination against COVID-19, Economy and Finance Minister Waldo Mendoza has reported.
These measures will provide support especially to the most vulnerable people, at a time when the Peruvian economy improves and employment gradually recovers.
The economy resumed positive growth in March, and the recovery path is likely to continue in the coming months, as a result of the economic measures taken last year which were strengthened this year the relaxation of restrictions on economic activities, and the positive statistical effect.
The number of attacks in the remote location region of Peru has risen to 16 in New Peru
Peruvian authorities accuse the dissident faction of the Maoist rebel group Shining Path of deadly violence.
Number of dead an attack Authorities said Tuesday that it had risen to 16 in a mountainous and remote region of Peru, as the country’s interim president promised that those responsible for the killings would not face “impunity”.
Peruvian authorities have blamed deadly violence on a dissident faction in the Shining Path, a Maoist movement that confronted the government in the 1980s and 1990s.
“We are doing everything we can to deploy the police and the military to effectively combat this scourge,” interim President Francisco Sagasti told reporters.
Two children and 16 adults were shot dead in a remote coca-growing area of Peru, the armed forces said Monday, blaming the attack on members of the Shining Path guerrilla group. The killings late Sunday risk inflaming tensions amid a polarized campaign for the presidency between leftist Pedro
Death toll from attack in remote Coca area in Peru rises to 16 peru news
The Peruvian authorities blamed the deadly violence on the dissident factions of the Maoist rebel group Bright Way.
Death toll attack Authorities said on Tuesday that in a remote mountainous area in Peru, the country has risen to 16 people because the country’s interim president has vowed to take responsibility for those killings with “impunity.”
The Peruvian authorities blamed the deadly violence on the dissident faction of Luminous Way, a Maoist movement that fought the government in the 1980s and 1990s.
Interim President Francisco Sagasti told reporters: “We are making every effort to deploy the police and the army to effectively combat this plague.”