Leftist Peruvian President Impeached After Vowing To Dissolve Congress

Leftist Peru President Pedro Castillo was impeached on Wednesday after he attempted to dissolve Congress and install an alternative “exceptional emergency government.”

The Congress refused to follow Castillo’s announcement of dissolution and instead held a vote to impeach him. Legislators voted 101 to 6, with 10 abstaining, to kick Castillo out of office due to “permanent moral incapacity.”

They also said Vice President Dina Boluarte would be put in power. She had previously criticized Castillo’s moves on Twitter, stating, “I reject Pedro Castillo’s decision to break the constitutional order by closing the congress.”

“This is a coup d’etat that deepens the political and institutional crisis, and Peruvian society will have to overcome the crisis with a strict attachment to the law,” she added.

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