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Francisco Sagasti To Become Next President

PERU

Peru's Congress chooses Lawmaker Francisco Sagasti to become new interim President, the third President in six days.

  • Sagasti is a founding member of the Purple Party, a centrist, liberal and progressive Peruvian political party.
  • The country is in the middle of a crisis and this will not fix any of the deep-rooted political issues immediately.
  • However, his party chose the colour purple to represent the blending of red and blue, the colours of the right and left wing parties in Peru
  • May have the potential to at least halt the civil unrest that has recently plagued the streets of Lima.

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