Peru’s President Accused of Coup After Move to Dissolve Congress
- Castillo declares government of exception, imposes curfew
- Surprising dissolution an illegal move, political analysts say
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Peru President Pedro Castillo announced the dissolution of congress and called for legislative elections to draft a new constitution hours before an impeachment debate, escalating a political crisis and putting the Latin American nation’s democracy under threat. Members of the constitutional court described the move as “a coup.”
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