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Three Presidents in One Month: What's Behind Peru's Social Unrest & Who Can Unite the Nation?
Peru undergoing a political upheaval this month, seeing two presidents step down and a third one sworn in on 17 November amid fierce clashes between police and protesters.
The nationwide unrest was sparked by the impeachment of President Martin Vizcarra by the Peruvian Congress earlier this month over allegations that he had granted government contracts in return for bribes during his tenure as the southern Moquegua region's governor. Having denied the accusations, Vizcarra nevertheless accepted the vote and resigned, which prompted a mass popular uprising against his ouster. Manuel Merino, who took the reins of the country on 10 November, was forced to quit five days later after the protests took a deadly turn. Eventually, Francisco Rafael Sagasti was named as the interim president, obligated to hold the office until 28 July 2021.
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