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erichiro t1_j3s7nlx wrote

sick shit. They say Castillo did a coup but its a lie. Cancelling congress and calling for new elections is an legal process in their constitution. The legislature is the ones who really did a coup. They impeached the president on BS charges then locked him up in jail and said he cant have a trial for two years.

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aggtmr t1_j3u5qsl wrote

Well... the president can't dismiss congress unless his cabinet is rejected vote of confidence twice. On top of that he called for a complete reform of the constitution which can only be done by the legislative branch. And lastly a reform judiciary and constitutional court, which are above him, so basically he pretended to take over all branches of power...

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TacticalTuchel t1_j3ssbwk wrote

Yeah, the way the media in the US was reporting this initially was pretty misleading. I haven't followed it since, but it wasn't a situation where the former president was the only one in the wrong.

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