Analysis of Users Reaction around Impeachment in Peru using Twitter
Josimar Edinson Chire Saire, Esteban Wilfredo Vilca Zu\~niga

TL;DR
This paper analyzes Twitter discussions to understand public reactions and the impact of impeachment debates in Peru amid the COVID-19 pandemic and political instability.
Contribution
It provides an analysis of social media data to reveal public sentiment and discourse surrounding impeachment in Peru during a critical period.
Findings
Public discussions on Twitter reflected political tensions.
Twitter activity increased during impeachment debates.
Sentiment analysis showed mixed public reactions.
Abstract
Covid-19 pandemic generated many problems and show other hidden issues in countries in South America. Every government analyzed his own context and decided which health policies would be used. Peru is a country in the middle of South America region, the first reported case was on March 6. Besides, a lockdown was established in ground borders, sea and air. Peruvian government analyzed the context and proposed many policies around health, economy, employment, transport. But, these action were not enough for the existence of previous lack of infrastructure in hospitals, as result of past governments. By the other hand, a variety of politic parties in the Parliament and their search for own interests, was evidenced during this pandemic period. Considering previous condition of lack of success in health, economic policies, the discussion about possible impeachment started. Therefore, this…
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Taxonomy
TopicsSocial Media and Politics · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · E-Government and Public Services
