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A street in Ayacucho, which has seen huge protests against the congressional coup against Pedro Castillo
PERUVIAN indigenous rights groups held strikes and roadblocks today as protests at the coup that removed left-wing president Pedro Castillo continued to escalate.
Congress was due to debate holding early elections tonight — though this would mean bringing them forward to next year, not holding immediate votes as many protesters are demanding.
The left minority in the legislature last week tried to tie elections to a promised assembly to rewrite the constitution, something Mr Castillo’s government saw repeatedly blocked.
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