President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru, resulting in a constitutional crisis.

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

Martín Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo is a Peruvian engineer and politician who served as President of Peru from 2018 to 2020. Vizcarra previously served as Governor of the Department of Moquegua (2011–2014), First Vice President of Peru (2016–2018), Minister of Transport and…

Congress of the Republic of Peru

Unicameral legislature of Peru

The Congress of the Republic is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the Constitution of Peru, the President of Peru can be removed by Congress without cause, effectively making the legislature more…

2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis

The 2019–2020 Peruvian constitutional crisis occurred between September 30, 2019, and January 14, 2020, during the presidency of Martín Vizcarra. The crisis began when President Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru, citing a constitutional provision after its de facto…