Member of the Congress of Peru Francisco Sagasti was elected interim president of the country. TV channel TV Perú reported about it.
97 parliamentarians voted for Sagasti, 26 were against. Mirta Vasquez will take over as vice president. The new interim head of state is expected to take the oath of office on Tuesday, November 17.
Francisco Sagasti – engineer, former official World Bank becomes the third president of the country during the week. On November 15, the resignation from the post of interim President of Peru reported Manuel Merino, who led the country since November 10, when, due to allegations of corruption, his predecessor was impeached Martin Vizcarre a>.
Merino resigned amid street protests protests . He is accused of conniving at the harsh actions of the police in dispersing the demonstrators, which resulted in the death of at least two people. One of the protests was harshly suppressed by the police, two people were killed, which provoked new riots.
Peruvian presidential elections are scheduled for April 2021.