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A person touches Peru's national flag after Francisco Sagasti from the Centrist Morado Party was elected Peru's interim president by Congress, in Lima
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Why has Peru had three presidents this month?

Peru has had three different presidents in the past week, and none of them was elected by the people. What lies behind the latest political upheaval in what was once a South American "miracle" economy?








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Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.