By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's interim president resigned Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades following massive protests unleashed when Congress ousted the nation's popular leader. In a short televised address, Manuel Merino said Congress acted within the law when he was sworn into office as chief of state Tuesday, despite protesters' allegations that legislators had staged a parliamentary coup. 'I, like everyone, want what's best for our country,' he said. The politician agreed to step down after night of unrest in which two young protesters […]

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