Tag: Martin Vizcarra Peru Vice president

• Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 20:27 UTC

  Peruvian president offers resignation to Congress ahead of an impeachment vote

  

  Embattled President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has offered his resignation to Peru's congress ahead of a scheduled vote on whether to impeach the former Wall Street investor on corruption charges, according to a presidential aide. If congress accepts the resignation, power would transfer to Vice President Martin Vizcarra, who is serving as Peru's ambassador to Canada.

• Monday, December 18th 2017 - 06:41 UTC

  Kuczynski appeals to an Odebrecht letter which says he was not in the “pay list”

  

  Brazilian builder Odebrecht said on Saturday that its recently-disclosed business ties to embattled Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski were not part of the corrupt deals it struck with politicians that it has acknowledged to prosecutors.