Peru’s political chaos looks likely to persist
At least 50 protesters are dead after weeks of clashes
Peru has had six presidents in the past five years. Next year it may have a seventh. The latest resident of the presidential palace, Dina Boluarte, took office last month after Pedro Castillo, her predecessor, bungled a coup attempt. She did so in accordance with the constitution, backed by the institutions of state. She was, after all, Mr Castillo’s vice-president, elected to take his place in such circumstances. But in the eyes of many Peruvians her presidency is illegitimate.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Ever more polarised”
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