The new president is Merino’s successor, who is being investigated for abuse of authority and intentional homicide.
The Peruvian Congress elected Francisco Sagasti as the new leader of its Board of Directors on Monday, which at the same time makes him the new successor of the former president, Manuel Merino, at the head of the country’s Presidency.
Along with Sagasti are the congresswoman for the Broad Front, Mirtha Vásquez, for Popular Action, Luis Roel and for Somos Perú, Matilde Fernández, in the first, second and third vice presidency, respectively.
This is the second vote to determine Merino’s succession, once the proposal led by Congresswoman Rocío Silva Santisteban failed to obtain the necessary votes.
In this way, Peru accumulates seven days of political crisis marked by popular protests demanding the removal of Merino and where two people were killed as a result of police repression during the National March on November 14.
The Board of Spokespersons of Congress urged Merino to resign from the Presidency, meanwhile the Peruvian prosecutor’s office opened an investigation for the alleged crimes of abuse of authority and intentional homicide in tort.
Francisco Sagasti was born in Lima (capital) and is an industrial engineer, researcher and author of several texts. He is a congressman for the Purple Party and is not included in the list of congressmen who voted in favor of the vacancy of former president Martín Vizcarra.
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