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Peru gets third president in barely a week

Last week, Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra was impeached. Barely a week later, his successor Manuel Merino resigned after the country faced its biggest protests in 20 years. On Monday evening, parliament chose Fransisco Sagasti as Peru’s new interim president.

Peru started the week without a president. The power vacuum came after interim president Manuel Merino resigned on Sunday. Barely six days after his appointment, the politician was forced to …

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