Peru's President Pedro Castillo says he will dissolve congress and call for elections as he battles impeachment proceedings.
Castillo announced a "government of exception," and added he will respect the current economic model during the dissolution of congress.
This is the third attempt to impeach the embattled president since he started his five-year term in July 2021.
Peru's congress summoned Castillo last week to respond to accusations of "moral incapacity" to govern.
Castillo has qualified the allegations against him as "slander".