Peru Left Leaderless as President Resigns After Five Days in Office
Manuel Merino, who became president of Peru on Tuesday, resigned on Sunday after nationwide protests erupted against his rule, killing at least two people.
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Peru: Congress Ousts President for Third Time in Two Years
The Congress of Peru voted to oust President Martín Vizcarra on Monday using a constitutional provision that allows it to do so when it deems the president “morally incapable” of running the country.
Peru Vows Action After Police Take Selfie During Conservative Leader’s Arrest
Peru’s Interior Minister Mauro Medina issued a statement Thursday vowing “appropriate measures” after a selfie of conservative Popular Force party leader Keiko Fujimori in the back of a police car began making the rounds on social media.
Peru Accepts President’s Resignation – but Not Before He Threatens to Withdraw It
Peru lived yet another tense moment on Friday morning as President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski threatened to withdraw his resignation from the nation’s highest office if Congress rejected it and pursued impeachment proceedings, instead.
Peru Seeks to Ban Resigning President from Leaving the Country
Peruvian courts are weighing whether to prevent Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who resigned as president on Wednesday, from leaving the country following multiple allegations of corruption, including one linking him to the disgraced Brazilian firm Odebrecht.
Peru: President to Resign After Alleged Impeachment Vote Bribes Caught on Video
After barely a year and a half in office, centrist businessman Pedro Pablo Kuczynski presented his resignation from the presidency of Peru to the nation’s legislature on Wednesday following a scandal involving videos purporting to show him discussing the purchase of votes.
Venezuela: Uninvited Maduro Vows to Crash Americas Summit ‘Rain, Hail, or Shine’
Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro has said he will attend the Summit of the Americas “rain, hail, or shine” despite being disinvited from the event.
Peru: Communist Terror Chief Wants Freedom After President Who Put Him in Jail Pardoned
An attorney for Abimael Guzmán, the head of a Peruvian Marxist terrorist group responsible for over 35,000 deaths, demanded his client’s freedom on Wednesday, citing a medical pardon for the president in charge during his capture, Alberto Fujimori.
Protests Erupt in Peru After President Accused of Corruption Pardons Corrupt Dictator Fujimori
The president of Peru has cleared the country’s former leader Alberto Fujimori of convictions for corruption and human rights crimes amid graft allegations against his own administration, prompting two-days of heated protests across nation’s capital, Lima.
Opposing Strategist: Peru Presidential Frontrunner ‘Chinawoman’ Whose ‘Eyes Are Too Wrinkly’
A policy dispute in Peru’s presidential runoff election turned racially insensitive this week when the campaign advisor for candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski called opposing candidate Keiko Fujimori — a Japanese-Peruvian — a “chinawoman” and said her criticism of his policies was because “her eyes have gotten too wrinkly and she can’t read very well.”
Peru Removes Two Top Candidates from Ballot, Leaving Field Open for Fujimori Heiress
Peru’s National Electoral Panel has eliminated two of the top three polling candidates for president in the nation’s upcoming elections, leaving center-right Senator Keiko Fujimori with a clear path to victory in April. The nation’s electoral board eliminated candidates Julio
