Three Presidents: An Overview of Current Peruvian Politics

In this episode of Achona: Beyond the Articles, Sophomore Staff Writers Gigi Alfonso and Winsome Storm discuss how Peru has had a problem with its government recently: there have been a record-breaking three presidents in one week. Protests have become rampant because of the impeachment and swearing in of the presidents. While Peru is bringing in new presidents, the U.S. is also facing a similar transition of power as the election results were made official on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Find out more about Peru’s presidents and how it relates to the U.S. by listening to this episode. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-south-america-lima-peru-8dbb732f157236917c4929c234e122d8 https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/18/americas/peru-protests-explainer-scli-intl/index.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/peru-president-faces-impeachment-vote-amid-pandemic-turmoil https://www.npr.org/2020/11/15/935215282/perus-interim-president-resigns-after-a-tumultuous-week-of-protests