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September 21, 2020

Peru's President Survives Impeachment Attempt
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In Peru, President Martín Vizcarra survived an impeachment vote Friday
as the country grapples with a major economic crisis and one of the
world's worst COVID-19 outbreaks. Vizcarra was accused of intervening in
the allocation of government contracts and then obstructing the
government's investigation.


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