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Presidential candidate Pedro Castillo celebrates partial election results with supporters at his campaign headquarters in Lima, Peru, Monday, June 7, 2021, the day after the runoff election. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Peru's presidential runoff election too close to call

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 07, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

Supporters of former President Martín Vizcarra run from tear gas fired by police keeping them from reaching Congress after lawmakers there swore-in Manuel Merino, head of Peru's legislature, as the new president in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Congress voted to oust Vizcarra over his handling of the new coronavirus pandemic and unproven allegations of corruption years ago. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Peru's swears in new leader as political turmoil hits nation

By Franklin Briceño And Christine Armario Nov. 10, 2020 12:04 AM EST

A man holds a sign reading in Spanish "Rotten Congress" during a protest against Congress decision to oust President Martin Vizcarra in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Peruvian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday night to remove Vizcarra from office, expressing anger over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and citing alleged but unproven corruption allegations. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Congress votes to oust Peru's president amid pandemic crisis

By Franklin Briceño And Christine Armario Nov. 09, 2020 10:22 AM EST

A piece of street art shows three chimps dressed in suits and a spray painted message that reads in Spanish: "Long live politics!" in Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra’s job is on the line Friday as opposition lawmakers push through an impeachment hearing criticized as a hasty and poorly timed ouster attempt in one of the countries hardest hit by the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Peru president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

By Christine Armario And Franklin Briceño Sep. 18, 2020 11:36 PM EDT

Brother Ronald Marin, a 30-year-old layworker from Venezuela, prays over the coffin that contains the remains of Keizer Quinones and Sarai Araujo's unborn daughter, at a burial service in the "Martires 19 de Julio" cemetery in Comas, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Marin is one of the few Catholic Church representatives who administers funerals in the cemetery far from the capital's center that looks like a miniature city wedged between two desert hills. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
New crisis in Peru as Congress rejects president's Cabinet

By Franklin Briceño Aug. 04, 2020 08:16 PM EDT