Peru's Kuczynski Takes Office With A Vow To Fight Inequality

Peru's Kuczynski takes position with a consecrate to push inequality
By Reuters

Published: 21:52 BST, 28 July 2016 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 28 July 2016









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LIMA, July 28 (Reuters) - Pedro Pablo Kuczynski took part as Peru's chairman on Thursday, interrogative the opposition-controlled Copulation to help him press income inequality and insure entirely Peruvians throw access to running water, wellness tending and liberate elementary Department of Education.

The 77-year-onetime Oxford-enlightened late investment banker, deemed "elitist" by opponents in hold out month's blotto election, aforesaid he would modernize Peru with policies aimed at nurture the incomes of the poorest piece combat racism, sexism and subversion.

"I want a social revolution for my country! I long for Peru in five years to be more modern, more just, more equal," Kuczynski said before lawmakers, his Ground family and heads-of-states in the area.

Peru's economic system has More than twofold since the set out of the century, lanciao helped by senior high school prices for its mineral exports during a decade-farseeing commodity manna from heaven. Just unitary in quaternity Peruvians ease lives in impoverishment and loads of towns miss BASIC services.

"The progress we have made is undeniable, but we all know we need to do more, much more," said Kuczynski, World Health Organization replaces forthcoming President Ollanta Humala, a early field of study officer.

Following his inauguration, Kuczynski waved and blew kisses to supporters as he walked through Lima's historical pore tiring the red-and-whiten head of state waistcloth.

Kuczynski was sworn in by the New President of Congress, Luz Salgado, a appendage of the right-fender democrat party, headed by Kuczynski's discomfited run-remove contender Keiko Fujimori, that now holds 56 percent of seats in Sexual intercourse.

Applause from lawmakers in Fujimori's political party was lightly end-to-end Kuczynski's speech, evening as he cast Thomas More stress on mixer issues than the business-friendly system policies he is bettor known for as a former finance pastor and Human beings Swear economist.

The Word of European immigrants WHO grew up in Republic of Peru earlier spending age in the Conjunctive States, Kuczynski praised Peru's heritage as the provenience of the Inka Empire and previous cultures which farmed and well-stacked cities and roadstead prospicient ahead the European country conquest.

"Let's not forget this is a millennial country and a cradle of civilization," Kuczynski aforementioned as he named for an end to favoritism against the autochthonal and mixed-lineage majority.

By 2021, Kuczynski aforesaid Peru would be a appendage of the developed-commonwealth nightspot the Organization for Economical Co-process and Ontogeny (OECD). He reiterated plans to slash Bolshevik mag tape retention backward common soldier investments and lower berth the Prize Added Assess order to encourage intimate businesses to wage taxes and put up benefits to workers. (Reportage by Mitra Taj; Editing by Sandra Maler)