(1 Oct 2019) Protesters gathered in Lima on Monday to celebrate a decision by Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra to dissolve congress, exercising seldom used executive powers to shut down the opposition-controlled legislature that he accuses of stonewalling attempts to curb widespread corruption.
Crowds formed outside the Congress building, some waving flags and chanting slogans.
In a televised address, Vizcarra told the South American nation that he had decided to call new legislative elections after lawmakers proceeded with holding a controversial vote to replace almost all the members of the Constitutional Tribunal.
The stunning turn could spell new instability as Peru grapples with the fallout of the Odebrecht corruption scandal, plummeting faith in public institutions and an inexperienced president struggling to govern.

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