Peru in political crisis

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Police prevent supporters of former President Martin Vizcarra from reaching Congress as lawmakers swear to Manuel Merino, head of the Peruvian legislature, as the new president in Lima, Peru on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. AP Photo / Rodrigo Abd

By: Mikaël Ponge

22 min

The head of Parliament, Manuel Merino, assumed the post of president of the country on Tuesday, November 10, the day after the dismissal by this same Parliament of former President Martin Vizcarra who questioned the "legitimacy" of his successor.

A 59-year-old center-right agricultural engineer, almost unknown to Peruvians, who becomes the third president of the Andean country since 2016. How does the Latin American press react?

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Response with

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with the support of Martin Vizcarra.

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