Peru’s Presidency Falls to New Low: Executive Branch ‘Is a Joke’

Voters will determine in a runoff election in June who will succeed acting President Jose Maria Balcázar.Photographer: Gerardo Marin/AP Photo

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The job has all of the trappings of power but none of the actual authority. One false move can lead to a public and unceremonious firing — and possibly a jail term.