Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has put forward a new bill to bring elections forward to 2023 in a bid to calm protests around the country as a fractured Congress has repeatedly failed to come to an agreement after weeks of political infighting.

Iran PressAmerica: The bill, seen by the Reuters news agency, proposes holding congressional and presidential elections in October this year with elected officials taking power in late December.

Elected officials would serve a five year term until July 2028.

Fast new elections has been a key demand of protesters after former left-wing President Pedro Castillo was ousted in December.

The new bill comes after a series of early elections proposals have failed in Congress, the latest on, with fragmented political parties unable to agree on how to move forward despite widespread public support for a snap vote.

In seven weeks of demonstrations, some 60 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters, according to the human rights ombudsman's office.

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