Tag: Pedro Castillo

Monday, July 18th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Peruvian President's approval ratings keep sinking

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones' approval ratings fell yet again, according to an Ipsos survey released Sunday by the Lima newspaper El Comercio. Meanwhile, 79% of Peruvians also disapproved of the management of Congress, the study showed.
Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Peruvian President's sister-in-law linked to alleged corruption case

Peruvian Prosecutors Monday announced the opening of a preliminary investigation that targets President Pedro Castillo Terrones' sister-in-law Jenifer Paredes, who was reported in a TV show aired Sunday as being involved in an alleged corruption scheme in a sanitation project in Cajamarca, the president's native region.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Castillo resigns as member of party that took him to Peru's presidency

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has resigned from Perú Libre, the party under which he ran for office and beat Keiko Fujimori's Fuerza Popular in last year's runoff. Castillo's enrolment as a party member dated from Sept. 30, 2020.
Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Peru's President wanted out of the political party that took him to the job

After winning the presidential runoff over Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori, President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been accused by his Peru Libre political force of having broken party unity and applying neoliberal policies at odds with the group's leftist stance.
Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Peru: audio of Congress Speaker Alva planning Castillo's sacking goes viral

Peruvian Congress Speaker Maria del Carmen Alva has been recorded last year granting President Pedro Castillo was going to be impeached out of office. These audios went viral Friday on social media.
Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Peru's President takes steps to attend Los Angeles Summit

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has filed a request before the National Congress to be allowed to leave the country between June 7 and 12 to attend the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California.
Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 22:15 UTC
Peru's President said to have plagiarized university thesis a decade ago

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Wednesday rejected allegations that he and his wife Liliana Paredes had plagiarized the contents of the thesis they filed to get a Masters' Degree in Educational Psychology at the César Vallejo private university a decade ago.
Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 20:56 UTC
Merely 7% of Peruvians believe new constitution a priority

According to a survey published Wednesday by Lima's El Comercio, only 7% of Peruvians believed a new Constitution was among the people's priorities.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:39 UTC
Castillo to seek referendum regarding Constitutional reform in Peru

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Friday announced he would be launching a public consultation so that the citizenry may decide on whether a new Constitution is wanted or not.
Monday, April 18th 2022 - 08:46 UTC
Chemical castration an option for rapists of minors, says Peru's President

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Saturday announced he was eyeing the use of mandatory chemical castration for rapists of minors, adolescents, and women in a move to curb the increasing number of such crimes. The initiative would require Congressional approval.