Thousands of Peruvians are protesting the government’s rapid turnovers
In Peru, an unprecedented political crisis has unfolded quickly in the midst of rising death tolls and widespread economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. On Nov. 9, 80 percent of the Peruvian Congress voted to oust President Martín Vizcarra for alleged corruption. Congressional Speaker Manuel Merino became interim president on Nov. 10.
The move was deeply unpopular: An opinion poll released by the nonpartisan think tank IEP on Nov. 18 showed 77 percent of Peruvians approved of Vizcarra and 91 percent rejected his removal.
Thousands of young Peruvians across the country turned out to protest a government they considered unlawful and illegitimate.… Seguir leyendo »