2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis
Political conflict in Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis began when President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru on 30 September 2019 considering a de facto denial of the vote of confidence.[1] The majority of lawmakers,[2][3] opponents[4][5] and Fujimorists[6] viewed Vizcarra's actions as a "coup" or "self-coup"[7] while some compared the event to the 1992 Peruvian self-coup.[8][9] Congress responded by declaring Vizcarra's presidency suspended and appointed Vice President Mercedes Aráoz as interim president.[1][10] During the evening hours, the heads of the Peruvian Armed Forces shared a photograph beside Vizcarra in the Government Palace amidst the crisis, putting forward their support for him.[11][12]
2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis | |||
---|---|---|---|
Part of the 2017–present Peruvian political crisis | |||
Date | 30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) – 14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) (3 months and 15 days) | ||
Location | |||
Goals |
| ||
Methods |
| ||
Resulted in |
| ||
Parties | |||
| |||
Lead figures | |||
By the next day, 1 October 2019, Congress' moves were largely seen as null and void;[1][10] interim president Aráoz announced her resignation and Vizcarra issued a decree for legislative snap elections to be held on 26 January 2020.[10]