Peru has first female President Dina Boluarte after dramatic impeachment

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Mr Castillo tried to dissolve Congress just hours before it was due to start fresh impeachment proceedings against him - the third since he came to office in July 2021.In his televised address he said: "In response to citizens' demands throughout the length and breadth of the country, we have decided to establish an exceptional government aimed at re-establishing the rule of law and democracy."The result was overwhelming: 101 voted in favour of impeaching him, with only six against and 10 abstentions.Peru has been going through a rocky political period, with multiple presidents ousted from office in recent years.Mr Castillo, who is a left-wing former school teacher, was elected in June 2021 in a polarising election in which he defeated his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori."

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