Peru's embattled president announces plans to dissolve Congress and rewrite the constitution, hours before he was due to face a third impeachment vote
Political tumult swept Peru on Wednesday, with the country’s congress voting to impeach President Pedro Castillo just hours after he attempted to dissolve the legislative body and install an emergency government. The day began with Castillo making a a televised speech from the Presidential Palace, where he announced plans for early parliamentary elections to work on a new constitution, which led to a string of cabinet resignations and widespread criticism.
A motion submitted by the opposition last week asked to impeach the president for being “morally unfit” according to Peru’s Constitution Art 113. A cascade of investigations Elected in July 2021 by a narrow margin in a runoff, Castillo has faced a cascade of investigations on whether he used his position to benefit himself, his family and closest allies by peddling influence to gain favor or preferential treatment, among other claims.
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