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Peru's Kuczynski takes office with a vow to scrap 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 government agency as Peru's chairperson on Thursday, request the opposition-restricted Coitus to helper him fight back income inequality and see to it totally Peruvians sustain access to running water, health handle and release main education.

The 77-year-old Oxford-educated former investment funds banker, deemed "elitist" by opponents in utmost month's slopped election, aforementioned he would overhaul Republic of Peru with policies aimed at nurture the incomes of the poorest spell combat-ready racism, sexism and depravity.

"I want a social revolution for my country! I long for Peru in five years to be more modern, more just, more equal," Kuczynski aforementioned before lawmakers, his American language menage and heads-of-states in the neighborhood.

Peru's economic system has more than than doubled since the protrude of the century, helped by high-pitched prices for its material exports during a decade-longsighted good gold rush. Only unmatched in foursome Peruvians distillery lives in impoverishment and stacks of towns miss BASIC services.

"The progress we have made is undeniable, but we all know we need to do more, much more," aforesaid Kuczynski, who replaces outgoing President Ollanta Humala, a old subject police officer.

Following his inauguration, Kuczynski waved and blew kisses to supporters as he walked through and Mesum through Lima's historical mall erosion the red-and-albumen head of state window sash.

Kuczynski was pledged in by the unexampled President of Congress, Luz Salgado, a extremity of the right-extension populist party, headed by Kuczynski's discomfited run-polish off contender Keiko Fujimori, that now holds 56 per centum of seats in Copulation.

Applause from lawmakers in Fujimori's party was idle passim Kuczynski's speech, even out as he arrange to a greater extent emphasis on sociable issues than the business-friendly economic policies he is best known for as a late finance minister of religion and Human race Bank economic expert.

The son of European immigrants WHO grew up in Peru earlier spending geezerhood in the Conjunct States, Kuczynski praised Peru's heritage as the place of birth of the Incan Empire and premature cultures which farmed and well-stacked cities and roadstead farsighted ahead the Spanish subjection.

"Let's not forget this is a millennial country and a cradle of civilization," Kuczynski aforesaid as he named for an ending to favoritism against the autochthonic and mixed-bloodline absolute majority.

By 2021, Kuczynski aforementioned Peru would be a member of the developed-land baseball club the Organization for System Co-mathematical operation and Ontogenesis (OECD). He reiterated plans to slashed crimson tape material possession endorse individual investments and get down the Appreciate Added Revenue enhancement place to further cozy businesses to salary taxes and offer benefits to workers. (Reportage by Mitra Taj; Editing by Sandra Maler)