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November 10, 2020

Peru Removes President Vizcarra in Impeachment Trial
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Peru has been thrown into political uncertainty after lawmakers ousted
President Martín Vizcarra Monday in his impeachment trial. The vote to
remove him, on charges of corruption, came two months after a failed
impeachment in September on an unrelated accusation of obstruction of
justice. Some lawmakers and protesters decried the vote as a political
ploy ahead of elections in 2021 and said the political chaos could
further hamper the response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has
devastated Peru.


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