Peruvian lawmaker Manuel Merino swore in as the country's new president yesterday, hours after Congress voted to impeach president Martín Vizcarra. (See yesterday's post.) Vizcarra's impeachment has been widely criticized as illegitimate, and analysts say lawmakers' vote has more to do with opposition to anti-corruption and education reforms than the actual accusations of graft against Vizcarra. (
Merino is Peru's newest president (Nov. 11, 2020)
Merino is Peru's newest president (Nov. 11…
Merino is Peru's newest president (Nov. 11, 2020)
Peruvian lawmaker Manuel Merino swore in as the country's new president yesterday, hours after Congress voted to impeach president Martín Vizcarra. (See yesterday's post.) Vizcarra's impeachment has been widely criticized as illegitimate, and analysts say lawmakers' vote has more to do with opposition to anti-corruption and education reforms than the actual accusations of graft against Vizcarra. (