Peru's interim president resigned Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades following massive protests unleashed when Congress ousted the nation's popular leader. The politician agreed to step down after night of unrest in which two young protesters were killed and half his Cabinet resigned. "I think this is the most serious democratic and human rights crisis we have seen since Fujimori," said analyst Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg, referring to the turbulent rule of strongman Alberto Fujimori from 1990 to 2000. (Martin Mejia/The Associated Press)Merino, previously head of Congress, stepped in as interim president, but his six-day rule was marred by constant protests. The protests rocking Peru are unlike any seen in recent years, fueled largely by young people typically apathetic to the country's notoriously erratic politics.

Source: CBC News November 15, 2020 21:00 UTC