Peru’s President Kicked to Curb After Sneaky Attempt to Evade Impeachment Vote

Peru’s President Pedro Castillo was ousted from office by the country’s Congress on Wednesday, replaced with his second-in-command after he attempted to dissolve the legislature in a bid to avoid an impeachment vote. Lawmakers voted 101-6 with 10 abstentions to remove Castillo for reasons of “permanent moral incapacity,” according to the Associated Press. Vice President Dina Boluarte was one of many officials who called Castillo’s attempt to install a new emergency government a “coup,” tweeting that it “aggravates the political and institutional crisis that Peruvian society will have to overcome with strict adherence to the law.” Boluarte, 60, will be Peru’s first female president. Castillo, who survived two previous impeachment attempts, had been under scrutiny for corruption. CNN reported that he was detained by police following his removal from office.