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New Peru PM says redrafting constitution is not a priority

October 09, 2021 / 10:46 AM
Peruvian interim President Francisco Sagasti greets the Congress head Mirtha Vasquez after recieving the presidential sash during his swearing-in ...
Sharjah24 – Reuters: Peru's new prime minister Mirtha Vasquez said redrafting the country's pro-market constitution is not currently a priority for the government, despite it having been a key campaign promise.
"This government is not proposing (to change the constitution) and won't propose that overnight," Vasquez said during one of her first interviews late on Friday with state-owned TV Peru. "Right now, what matters is facing the pandemic and especially generating economic stability."

Vasquez, a former head of Congress, is the second person to become prime minister under President Pedro Castillo, who has been in the job just two months.
October 09, 2021 / 10:46 AM

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