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> Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has dissolved his nation's opposition-controlled Congress - escalating a bitter feud over what he has called his fight to curb corruption.
> In a televised address late Monday, Vizcarra stressed that the constitution permitted his decision and said he would call new legislative elections.
> The embattled president said he would "Seek to put an end to this era of political deadlock that has held Peru back from growing in proportion to its possibilities." He added that he hoped "This exceptional measure will permit the citizenry to finally express themselves and define, at the polls and through their participation, the future of our country." Vizcarra told the people of Peru that they are "Making history - and this moment will be remembered by generations to come."
> In a plenary session the opposition lawmakers, who largely come from the neoliberal nationalist Popular Force party, said Vizcarra had overstepped the bounds of the constitution, and pledged to impeach him on the grounds of his "Permanent moral incapacity." His predecessor, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, resigned to avoid impeachment in 2018.
> Under Peruvian law, the president has the right to dissolve congress if lawmakers reject two votes of confidence.
> Vizcarra said Peruvians could help put an end to corruption.
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