Overview

• Carlos Mariños said the National Dialogue Table will be installed on Tuesday, October 14 at the Presidential Palace and streamed live on social networks.
• The forum will convene guilds, social organizations and youth collectives alongside the Executive to pursue reconciliation and prevent further violence.
• Sectors are being asked to designate representatives for working groups that will sit with the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and cabinet ministers.
• Mariños argues municipalities receive only 10%–12% of the budget versus more than 22% for regional governments and proposes lifting the municipal share to 30%.
• Protesters at Lima’s Plaza San Martín shouted “traitor,” forced the mayor to leave and threw objects at his vehicle after his announcement, according to videos circulating online.