Peru’s interim President Manuel Merino resigns amid unrest

Peru’s interim President Manuel Merino resigned Sunday after the country’s political parties demanded he step down or face impeachment following the deaths of two people during protests over the ouster of former president Martin Vizcarra.

Merino was in office for less than a week after Peru’s Congress voted on Monday, Nov. 9 to remove Vizcarra as president over bribery allegations, which the latter denies. Neither Merino, nor Luis Valdez, the head of Congress, have said who will now be named as president.

In a televised speech, Merino, who as former head of Congress led the push to impeach Vizcarra, asked his cabinet to remain in place to assist in the transition. He said his resignation was “irrevocable” and called for “peace and unity.”

Peruvians poured onto the streets Sunday to celebrate Merino’s resignation, waving flags chanting banging pots, but the announcement further plunges the country deeper into uncertainty and legal disarray as lawmakers must decide who will take his place.

some minor tweaks. wow so theh guy who pushed for impeachment in turn resigned...what a weird situation.

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