Peruvian President Pedro Castillo said on Wednesday he will dissolve Congress and call for elections, barely 18 months into a five-year term.
A state of emergency has also been declared and a curfew has been announced.
The opposition had been debating whether to impeach the president for the third time.
Castillo made the declaration in a televised address to the nation.

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