Protests spread against Peru's new president

Protests against Peru’s new government grew this weekend, with police clashing with angry demonstrators calling for a national strike, fresh elections and the release of detained former president Pedro Castillo.

LIMA, Peru –

Dina Boluarte, a former prosecutor who had served as Castillo’s vice president, was quickly sworn in to replace him. The right-leaning Congress said it would convene in emergency session Sunday afternoon to discuss the crisis.Meanwhile, rural unions and organizations representing Indigenous peoples called for an “indefinite strike” beginning Tuesday in support of Castillo, himself the son of a peasant family.

In Lima, the leftist party Free Peru organized a rally Sunday afternoon at the capital’s historic Plaza San Martin, the epicenter of the country’s political demonstrations.

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