2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis
The 2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis began when President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru on 30 September 2019.[1] Congress responded by declaring Vizcarra's presidency suspended and appointed Vice President Mercedes Aráoz as interim president, moves that were largely seen as null and void.
| 2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis | ||||
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| Part of 2017–19 Peruvian political crisis | ||||
Top to bottom: Palacio de Gobierno, seat of Peru's presidency. Palacio Legislativo, meeting place of the Congress of Peru | ||||
| Date | 30 September 2019 – ongoing (5 years, 7 months and 22 days) | |||
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The next day, on 1 October 2019, Aráoz announced her resignation while Vizcarra issued a decree for legislative elections to be held on 26 January 2020.
2019–2020 Peruvian Constitutional Crisis Media
PM Salvador del Solar made a question of confidence to the Congress, regarding the election of magistrates of the Constitutional Court.
Congresswoman Indira Huilca Flores presented a point of order, to first attend to the motion of confidentiality raised by the PM.
President Martin Vizcarra, in a televised speech, announced his decision to dissolve Congress and call new elections.
The inauguration of Mercedes Aráoz as president
Then-president Alberto Fujimori dissolved the Congress and dismissed the Judiciary in the 1992 self-coup, helped by the military.
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References
- ↑ "Peru's president dissolves Congress to push through anti-corruption reforms" (in en-GB). The Guardian. 1 October 2019. . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/perus-president-dissolves-congress-to-push-through-anti-corruption-reforms. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
