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Thousands of people staged massive marches throughout Peru on Thursday in rejection of the transitional government chaired by Congressman Manuel Merino after the removal of Martin Vizcarra of the Head of State.
A few hours after Merino was sworn in to the cabinet of ministers led by the conservative Ántero Flores-Aráoz, the citizens took to the streets for the fourth day in a row to affirm that the new ruler “has not been chosen by the people”, ask for a renewal of the political class and reject corruption.
The mobilization, which in Lima concentrated more than 15,000 people in the central Plaza San Martín, also gathered groups of protesters in other Lima districts such as Miraflores, Barranco, Lince, San Miguel, Chosica, Comas and Surco.
The call, made through social networks, was also very well received in cities in the interior of the country such as Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Cusco, Madre de Dios, Huancayo, Iquitos, Puno and even in Tumbes, the province for which Merino was elected congressman last January.
Plaza San Martín right now.
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THAT’S WHY I DEFEND YOU
“I am shocked by the amount of people who are taking to the streets throughout Peru, this is indicating the outrage of society “declared the Cardinal Pedro Barreto, archbishop of the Andean city of Huancayo on the radio station RPP News.
The massive marches had common slogans like “#Peru Awake“,” Peru, I love you, that’s why I defend you “and” Merino, he’s not my president “, alluding to the fact that the new head of state presided over the Congress and was sworn in as ruler after that Legislative dismissed Martín Vizcarra.
The large concentration in the Plaza San Martín and the nearby avenues developed without reporting, in principle, major incidents with riot police officers.
“Let all the corrupt go”The participants harangued while carrying Peruvian flags and banners, as well as masks and face shields to take care of Covid-19, which has left more than 928,000 cases and 35,000 deaths in the country.
The other major rally in Lima was in the tourist district of Miraflores, where protesters gathered peacefully in Central Park and then marched down Larco Avenue while claiming that politicians “messed with the wrong people.”
“My deep respect and appreciation to the youth and the people who do nothing but raise their voice of protest in defense of what they love: Peru. Thank you for giving us an example of national dignity“, said, in this regard, on Twitter the General Walter Martos, who was the prime minister of Vizcarra until last Monday.
My deep respect and appreciation to the young people and the people who do nothing but raise their voice of protest in defense of what they love: Peru. Thank you for giving us an example of national dignity. pic.twitter.com/RQq15dqFVW
– Walter Martos Ruíz (@WalterMartosR) November 12, 2020
REJECTION IN PROVINCES
The rejection of the new Merino government was also expressed in demonstrations and marches held in numerous cities in the interior of the country, including the northern Tumbes, the hometown of the current ruler.
“Nuco does not represent us”He pointed to a large banner carried by young protesters in allusion to a name given locally to Merino, who led some two thousand people through the central streets of that city on the border with Ecuador.
In the central Andean city of Huancayo another 5,000 people gathered, mostly young students, while in the Andean center Huánuco the protesters were led by a large banner with the slogan “Peru belongs to the people, not to the politicians.”
The protests were replicated in both northern Cajamarca and southern Andean Ayacucho, where groups of citizens carried banners with slogans such as “There can be no peace without a new justice.”
In the south of Arequipa, it was reported that the participants in the mobilization received masks and alcohol gel from the Police to prevent Covid-19, while in neighboring Puno they managed to enter the Plaza de Armas after representatives of the Ombudsman’s Office. Pueblo convinced the police chiefs to allow a peaceful demonstration.
SELECTED PERUVIANS PROTEST FROM CHILE
In the Chile vs. Peru this Friday for the Qualifiers, the steering wheel of the Peruvian team Renato tapiaLike other comrades, he decided to support the protests against Merino from the concentration in Santiago.
“We are a people that for a long time has been silent … but above all, forgotten. It is time to say enough. We cannot let people who do not represent us, govern us and above all want to make our country, our homeland, a business, “said the footballer in a story on his Instagram account.
“(That) the Peruvian people gain strength to move this forward, considering that the voice has to be felt. If not now, when will it be? Peru belongs to the people and not to politicians“, he declared.
“What is happening hurts me a lot”said the midfielder Edison Flores.
“The political class is discredited in the country and our brothers suffer from bad decisions“wrote the left back Miguel Trauco.
The scorer Paolo Guerrero, sidelined from the team due to injury, also sent a message: “My best wishes to my country and to all of you who today face the uncertainty of covid-19 and political instability. Strengthen my people”.
RIGHT TO PROTEST
After national and international organizations alerted to the excessive use of force that the police used against the protesters in the previous two days, the Ombudsman’s Office demanded that the Merino government guarantee the exercise of the right to peaceful mobilization.
The Ombudsman’s Office emphasized that the Police should only use force under the “principles of necessity, proportionality and reasonableness”, according to the Peruvian Constitution and the precepts of the United Nations.
In principle, this demand was fulfilled by the groups of riot police who monitored all the demonstrations on Thursday, although at night some clashes were reported on Abancay Avenue, in Lima, where the police threw tear gas canisters.
After swearing in his cabinet of ministers, Merino called the citizens to calm down and assured that he will not make “any traumatic changes” during the period that he must lead until next July 28.
“We respect those who have a dissenting opinion, but we call for calm so that any demonstration takes place in tranquility “Merino said in reference to the new day of national protest.
However, representatives of his new government later affirmed that the mobilizations are encouraged by opposition political groups and even linked them with extremist movements.
“It is not a spontaneous protest, I have seen that there is an incentive, there are posters, there are calls”, said the brand new Minister of Justice, Delia Muñoz, before adding that he has seen “that there is abundant propaganda on social networks.”
As the protesters continued in the central streets of Lima, in the neighborhoods of the Peruvian capital, cacerolazos and car honks were heard again, adding to the rejection of the Merino regime.
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