Photos: Unrest in Peru after the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo Protests erupted in Peru this week in support of ousted president Pedro Castillo, after the leftist leader was placed in provisional detention. Castillo's impeachment is the latest in a long line of political crises in the Latin nation, which is now seeing its sixth president in six years.. …
After being sworn in as president, Boluarte called for a truce with legislators who dismissed Pedro Castillo for ‘permanent moral incapacity’ Lima, Peru: Peru’s first female president is pushing to cement her hold on power, saying she expects to complete the term of her ousted predecessor and buck the trend of presidential failures blighting the Andean nation. But Patricia Zárate, …
From president to prisoner: The rapid descent of Peru's Pedro Castillo Enlarge this image toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP Fernando Vergara/AP LIMA, Peru — Perhaps the most telling detail of Pedro Castillo's botched coup attempt this week was the fact that the high-stakes gamble may have been completely unnecessary. Enlarge this image toggle caption Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica Press/LightRocket/Getty Images Carlos Garcia …
Ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who has been arrested on suspicion of rebellion, is in police custody in Lima, the capital. In just three tumultuous hours, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo went from decreeing the dissolution of the nation’s Congress to being replaced by his vice president, but the threats to his government had been building throughout his nearly 17-month tenure. …
Peru's Congress swore in a new president on Wednesday in a day of sweeping political drama that saw the former leader, Pedro Castillo, ousted in an impeachment trial hours after he attempted a last-ditch bid to stay in power by trying to dissolve Congress. Peru's President Pedro Castillo delivers a statement to the media along with Chile's President Gabriel Boric …
Congress votes to remove Castillo after he sought to rule by decree. Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo has been arrested after he was removed from office by the Congress in an impeachment trial. “Peru’s political constitution enshrines the separation of powers and establishes that Peru is a democratic and sovereign Republic … No authority can put itself above the Constitution …
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