Peru's President dissolves Congress over allegations of corrupt judicial appointments

By Franklin Briceño and Christine Armario, 1 October 2019
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra (photo credit: International Potato Center/flickr)
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra (photo credit: International Potato Center/flickr)
Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra dissolved congress Monday, exercising seldom used executive powers to shut down the opposition-controlled legislature that he accuses of stonewalling attempts to curb widespread corruption. In a televised address, Vizcarra told the South American nation that he had decided to call new legislative elections after lawmakers proceeded with holding a controversial vote to replace almost all the members of the Constitutional Tribunal.
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