Peruvian protesters celebrate Castillo's removal

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1 年前

STORY: Demonstrators in the streets chanted, "we did it, we did it" after Peruvian lawmakers voted to oust Castillo.

Castillo had threatened to dissolve Congress to avert his impeachment. Ignoring the threat, lawmakers moved ahead with the impeachment trial, with 101 votes in favour of removing him, six against and 10 abstentions. The legislature called Vice President Dina Boluarte to take office.

Police in riot gear watched protesters as they shouted and danced. An unidentified protestor told Reuters that "as long as there’s a brave and combative youth” the Peruvians “we will have a government elected by the people.”