Points on the Political Crisis - by Boz

The paradox that Peru currently faces is that its political system is too broken to fix itself.

I didn't think President Pedro Castillo would make it through the first quarter of 2023, but I did expect him to survive the impeachment vote scheduled for last week. There were four clear reasons for Castillo to not dissolve Congress prior to last week’s impeachment vote: It wasn't legal for him to do so. He didn't have the political capital. There wasn't an urgent need to do it. He was likely to survive the impeachment vote. He had at least a ten-vote margin according to most people who were counting the votes. If he tried to dissolve Congress, it was fairly clear he would lose the…

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