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Amid coup, countercoup claims – what really went down in Peru and why?

  • Written by Eduardo Gamarra, Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
imageClashes on the streets of Peru.Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images)

Peru has a new president following the ouster of former leader Pedro Castillo at the hands of the country’s Congress.

His removal followed an attempt by Castillo to cling to power by dissolving a Congress intent on impeaching him. Castillo’s opponents accused him of...

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