Francisco Sagasti

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Peru's Congress appoints Francisco Sagasti as the next president
Francisco Sagasti
Francisco Sagasti Credit: Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)

Peruvian lawmaker Francisco Sagasti is set to become the country's next interim president. The 76-year-old engineer, academic and former World Bank official is expected to be Peru's fourth president in less than five years -- and the second one in less than a week.

Activists, opposition parties and civil society groups who saw former President Martin Vizcarra's ouster as a legislative coup refused to recognize the new leader.