A demonstrator is injured on the ground as he is help by other demontrators during a clash with police during a protest against the decision of Congress to remove former President Martin Vizcarra, in Lima, Peru November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's interim president Manuel Merino resigned on Sunday after less than a week in office, leaving the country in limbo following lawmakers' demands he step down over two deaths during protests at the sudden ouster of his predecessor.
The latest political shake-up comes as Peru, the world's No. 2 copper producer, battles the coronavirus pandemic and what is expected to be its worst economic contraction in a century.
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