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Defying the repression and despite Congress’s approval of a bill promising to new elections in April 2024, demonstrations have continued in Lima, Cusco and across southern Peru against the December 7 coup and demanding the resignation of Boluarte.
In an almost inexplicable leap into the void, the Peruvian president tried to shut down Congress, a Congress which wanted to remove him. A few minutes later, he was arrested and replaced by the vice president.