Violent Protests Erupt in Peru Amid Jeri's First Day as President

Peru's President José Jeri faced deadly resistance on his first day in office as violent protests erupted across the country, claiming at least one life and injuring dozens of civilians and 89 police officers in clashes that left Lima's streets running red with blood. The shocking turn of events has raised questions about the stability of the new government and the ability of President Jeri to quell the unrest.

Peru's struggle for power is as old as the Inca Empire itself, dating back centuries of turmoil in the Andean highlands. From the Napoleonic Wars that left the country in economic ruin to the 1980s military coup that toppled President Fernando Belaúnde's democratically-elected government, Peru has long been a laboratory for regional instability and great-power rivalries.