#Peru

Peru’s Congress on Monday elected Francisco Sagasti, a 76-year-old former World Bank official as their new president, the third in a week. Sagasti will serve as interim president until the end of July 2021, completing the…

Less than one week after assuming the office of the presidency, Manuel Merino has stepped down as interim president of Peru. The move caps a week of political turmoil that has embroiled the country since former President Martín Vizcarra…