Lima: In an effort to solidify her hold on power and defy the national trend of early presidential departures, Peru's first female president took part in a military ceremony on national television on Friday.

Some politicians were already calling for early elections, and more protests were planned as a sign of the ongoing political animosity.

On Wednesday, leftist Pedro Castillo was deposed and replaced as president by Dina Boluarte, who was promoted from vice president. She has argued that she ought to be permitted to serve out the remaining 3 and a half years of his term in office.

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During a ceremony honouring a historic battle, Boularte spoke to military personnel. Boularte sat among the lawmakers who had attempted to remove Castillo from office, flanked by the heads of the judiciary and Congress.

Boularte addressed hundreds of members of the armed forces in the nation's capital, saying, "Our nation is strong and secure thanks to the armed forces, the navy, the air force, and the army of Peru." They provide us with the assurance that we will live lawfully and in accordance with the constitution and the separation of powers.

Boluarte called for a truce with lawmakers who fired Castillo for "permanent moral incapacity," a provision of the constitution that experts say is so ambiguous that it permits the removal of a president for almost any reason, after taking office on Wednesday. Additionally, President Martn Vizcarra, who presided from 2018 to 2020, was removed using it.

In the past six years, Peru has had six different presidents. Boluarte is a lawyer and political novice who is 60 years old.

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She soon started introducing herself in public as the new president of Peru. At the presidential palace, she met with groups of conservative and liberal lawmakers. After viewing a Roman Catholic procession of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception before that, she performed an Andean dance.

Analysts predicted that the new president would face challenges.

Professor of political science at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Jorge Aragón, predicted that a Boluarte administration would be "very difficult, if not impossible."

Former president Ollanta Humala, who presided over the country from 2011 to 2016, observed that the new leader had no prior experience in politics or administration.

She lacks the abilities to lead, according to Humala, who spoke to N. television. He predicted that any truce with Congress "will last a month or perhaps more, but then the great problems of the country come upon her."

Jean Paul Benavente, the governor of the Cusco region, urged the new president to schedule an early election because it would "provide a solution to the political crisis of the country."

Small street protests in support of Castillo persisted throughout the country, including Tacabamba, the district capital closest to Castillo's rural home. Boluarte was rejected as president, and protesters demanded that the Congress be shut down and that the ousted leader be allowed to return to power.

More demonstrations were planned for Friday in Lima, where protesters attempting to enter the Congress building have clashed with police, who have used sticks and tear gas to push them back.

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"The people are the only thing left. One of the protesters this week, Juana Ponce, said, "We have no authorities, we have nothing. It's a national disgrace. These dishonest congressmen have all compromised. They have betrayed Pedro Castillo, our president.