Peruvians staged anti- and pro-government protests outside the Congress center in the capital, Lima, after President Pedro Castillo announced the dissolution of the national legislature and formed a “government of exception.”
A live broadcast from the front of the Legislative Palace by Reuters news agency shows demonstrators surrounded by shield-armed police singing hymns and waving flags.
Recently, Pedro Castillo announced in a speech to the nation that he will hold new elections to change the country’s Constitution. The media and opposition describe the action as a coup attempt.
Parliament will vote today on the third impeachment case against Castillo in 16 months.
source: Noticias
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