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Opposing Groups Rally in Lima After Peru Lawmakers Vote to Oust President Vizcarra
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6:09Now PlayingOpposing groups of protesters held rallies in the Peruvian capital Lima on Monday night after lawmakers voted to remove President Martín Vizcarra from office.
The impeachment vote centred on allegations of bribery and of mishandling the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
It remained to be seen if Vizcarra could try to overturn the decision.
The vote marked the latest chapter of political turmoil in a country with the world's highest per-capita COVID-19 mortality rate.
The president denied any wrongdoing in a forceful speech before Congress but lawmakers said they didn’t believe him.
They also lambasted his response to the virus, pointing to rising poverty, deadly oxygen shortages and the country’s misguided use of rapid antibody tests.
Vizcarra is accused by opposition legislators of taking over $630,000 in exchange for two construction projects when he was governor of a small province in southern Peru from 2011 to 2014.
The claims come from construction managers themselves accused of corruption and who could get reduced jail time in exchange for the information.
Prosecutors are investigating the allegations but have not charged Vizcarra.
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