Peru cycled through nine presidents in ten years
The South American nation has faced a decade of extreme political volatility, driven by a constitutional clause that allows Congress to remove leaders for moral incapacity.
Peru has experienced a profound era of political instability, resulting in nine different presidents taking office within a single decade. This rapid turnover is largely driven by a persistent conflict between the country's executive branch and its parliament. The Peruvian Congress holds a unique and powerful constitutional lever that allows it to remove a sitting head of state from office on the grounds of moral incapacity.
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