(2 Feb 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lima, Peru - 1 February 2023
1. Various of Indigenous women marching in protest
2. Protesters marching, drummers
3. Various of protesters marching
4. Various of protesters jogging with banners and flags
5. Congress floor
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Susel Paredes, independent Peruvian Congress representative:
"Let's advance because there are 60 families mourning in Peru (for protesters killed during unrest). And in the name of those 60 families we should take a generous act for the people. Let's make it happen, everyone should support early elections."
7. Congress floor
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Flavio Cruz, Peruvian Congress representative for Free Peru Party:
"From this position the main solution is the resignation of (Peruvian President) Mrs. Dina Boluarte. Why hasn't she resigned? She has said to be firm, because her resignation would mean early elections in four months. Her resignation would mean the closure of Congress."
9. Congress leaders on panel
10. Screen with vote count
11. Close of screen, UPSOUND (Spanish) Jose Williams, Peruvian Congress President:
"The final vote is 54 in favor, 68 against, 2 abstaining. Dear representatives, the project of constitutional reform (to make early elections) has not achieved the necessary number of votes."
12. Various of Congress representatives from leftist parties protesting
13. Wide of Congress
STORYLINE:
Peru's Congress on Wednesday rejected a bill to approve early elections for the second time in a week.
Lawmakers are facing calls to grant a new vote amid ongoing nationwide protests sparked by the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo.
Representatives had agreed to discuss the new proposal similar to one rejected the previous Friday, which led to unrest in Lima and the death of a demonstrator.
But Wednesday's bill was rejected by 68 votes to 54, with two abstentions.
The proposal supported elections in December, with President Dina Boluarte ending her term on April 2024 alongside Congress representatives.
Boluarte, who was appointed by lawmakers to succeed Castillo after he was impeached and arrested on December 7 for trying to dissolve the legislature, is currently scheduled to end her presidency on July 2026.
Protests also continued in Lima, with crowds carrying banners and flags through the city's streets.
At least 58 people have been killed across Peru since the start of the unrest.
AP video by Mauricio Muñoz and Cesar Barreto
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