Francisco Sagasti from the Centrist Morado Party addresses Congress members after he was elected Peru's interim president, in Lima, November 16, 2020. Peruvian Congress/Handout via REUTERS
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian lawmaker Francisco Sagasti is set to be sworn in as interim president on Tuesday after being voted for by Congress in a bid to help calm anger on the streets amid deadly protests and the departure of two presidents over the last week.
Sagasti, a legislator from the centrist Purple Party, will be sworn in at 4 p.m. (2100 GMT) to fulfill a government mandate until July next year, which would include holding a new presidential election scheduled for April 11.
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