Meeting the Challenges of Peru’s Democracy in a Troubling Crisis of Legitimation

Alexander Roman
Jul 31, 2019 · 5 min read
Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Unsplash

Last Friday, the Panamerican Olympics Games, Lima 2019, started with a breathtaking inaugural ceremony that made justice for Peru’s multicultural diversity and millenary heritage. As the nations of the Americans measure forces in 39 sports, for Peru, another contest is being fought in the political arena. A race between Congress, rule by a widely…

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