RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of the Republic, Martín Vizcarra, announced on Monday afternoon the dissolution of Congress after it elected Gonzalo Ortiz de Zevallos Olaechea as a new member of the Constitutional Court.
"Faced with the factual rejection of the matter of trust and unrestricted respect for the Political Constitution of Peru, I have decided to constitutionally dissolve Congress and call for parliamentary elections," he said.
During a message to the nation, the head of state denounced the "political ploys and tricks" used by Congress, which he accused of being "estranged from the will of Peruvians". "It . . .
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