Peru politician Dina Boluarte is sworn in as interim president, hours after Pedro Castillo's removal and detention during a day of high political drama in the Andean nation
Peruvian politician Dina Boluarte has been sworn in as interim president, hours after Pedro Castillo was removed in an impeachment trial during a day of high political drama in the Andean nation.
Earlier, Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress and called for new legislative elections, but Congress rejected the decree and voted to replace him with the vice president. He said he would convene a new Congress "as soon as possible to draft a new Constitution within a period of no more than nine months."
The announcement came several hours before Congress was to debate its third impeachment motion against Castillo since his election in July 2021.Supporters of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo gather in the vicinity of the Congress headquarters as police stand guard in Lima on Wednesday. In defiance of the president's order, Congress backed his removal with 101 votes in favour, six against and 10 abstentions.
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