Lima's San Martin Square was the meeting point for a large-scale demonstration that brought thousands of people together in protest against actions by Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) party, led by former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori.
Protesters claimed that members of such party are attempting a coup d'état in the Inca nation.
The march was organized by a local activist group called No a Keiko (No to Keiko) —a movement of Peruvians opposed to Popular Force's leader, which held similar demonstrations against her
presidential bid in 2016.
Demonstrators chanted slogans against President Kuczynski's impeachment proceedings pushed by members of Fujimori's party, whom they accused of planning a coup d'état to impeach the Head of State, dismissing the Attorney General and attempting a takeover of the Constitutional Court.
"Democracy, yes, dictatorship, no!" was one of the most popular slogans at the march.
Protesters gathered at San Martin Square at around 4:00 PM before occupying major avenues in downtown Lima.
It must be noted Peruvian legislators will debate President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's impeachment on December 21.
Congress' opposition party Frente Amplio (Wide Front) on Friday filed a
motion to impeach the Peruvian leader on the grounds of moral incapacity, following corruption allegations involving scandal-plagued Odebrecht.
Seconded by legislators from various opposition parties, the initiative came in response to the
President's Thursday night address, in which he denied wrongdoing and ties to the corruption-tainted firm.
The motion accuses President Kuczynski of denying having received payments from Odebrecht in a letter addressed to a Congress investigative commission and then admitting to providing advisory services.
In addition, it refers to a series of alleged advisory fees linked to Mr. Kuczynski disclosed by the Brazilian builder in a report.
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Published: 12/17/2017