One week after taking office, Manuel Merino, the interim president of Peru, stepped down. Peru's previous president was removed by legislators last Monday. Merino who was head of the congress took his place and faced opposition from Peruvians that did not have faith in him. Merino promised that the voters would have their way in April's presidential election but following violent protests that led to 2 deaths Merino and most of his cabinet have since resigned. The Peruvian Congress will select the next president who will be the country's fifth in five years. According to NPR, half of the lawmakers in Congress are under investigation or indictment for crimes including money laundering and homicide.
Link: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/15/935215282/perus-interim-president-resigns-after-a-tumultuous-week-of-protests
Matthew J. Nealon
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