LIMA (Reuters) - Peru’s Vice President Mercedes Araoz announced on Tuesday that she was declining the opposition’s designation to be interim president and resigning her post as second-in-command in hopes of opening the door to new general elections.
In a late-night post on Twitter, Araoz posted her resignation letter, citing the Organization of American States’ statement earlier in the day that only the Constitutional Tribunal should settle a dispute over the legality of President Martin Vizcarra’s decision to dissolve Congress.
Reporting By Mitra Taj
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