Peru president accused of coup after moving to dissolve congress | USA TODAY #Shorts
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Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved the country’s congress and installed an emergency government by decree in a move that his political opponents are calling a coup.
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Peru's Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. The national ombudsman's office called Castillo's attempt to dissolve the Congress a coup. Lawmakers then voted 101-6 with 10 abstentions to remove Castillo from office for reasons of “permanent moral incapacity.”
Shortly before the vote, Castillo announced that he was installing a new emerg...