LIMA - Peru this Thursday commemorated 200 years of the
signing of the Act of its Independence from Spain, in a ceremony marked by
uncertainty because the winner of the presidential ballot on June 6 has not yet
been proclaimed.
The commemoration was held at the Municipal Theater of Lima,
under strict restrictions due to the pandemic, with the outgoing president
Francisco Sagasti, the mayor of Lima, Jorge Muñoz, authorities and journalists.
A notable absence was that of the new president, who is due
to assume power on July 28.
The electoral court continues to "review" the
challenges presented by Fuerza Popular candidate Keiko Fujimori against the
results, which gave leftist Pedro Castillo the winner.
"Today, July 15, 2021, we are exactly 200 years from
the opening of the Act of Independence [...], this act is the one we try to
rescue in the sense of giving it a new impetus," Sagasti said in the
ceremony.
The interim president recalled that on July 15, 1821, the
notable residents of Lima held an open town hall in the Plaza de Armas to
discuss whether they agreed to declare the independence of Peru, which had been
a Spanish viceroyalty since the 16th century.
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