Peru’s Congress Expected to Accept President’s Resignation

Peru’s congress is expected to vote Friday to accept President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s resignation and swear in vice president Martin Vizcarra as his replacement. Vizcarra, 55, a relatively unknown politician who has been serving as the Andean country’s ambassador to Canada, flew back to Lima on Thursday, which coincidentally was his birthday. He would hold the post until July 2021, when Kuczynski’s term was to end. Pressure on Kuczynski increased this week after the emergence of...

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