What contentious action did Vizcarra take on 30 September 2019?
Declared a national emergency
Dissolved the Peruvian Congress
Resigned from presidency
Abolished the Supreme Court
Answer
On 30 September 2019, Martín Vizcarra, the President of Peru, dissolved the Congress of Peru. Vizcarra stated that the Congress had become an obstacle to his efforts to fight corruption. This action was controversial, and there were protests against it in Peru.
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