Tag: Pedro Castillo

• Thursday, February 3rd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Peru's leftist President sways to Conservatives amid major Cabinet reshuffle

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo has announced his new cabinet reshuffle while opposition lawmakers get ready to file for a new motion of censure against the head of state, it was reported in Lima Wednesday.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Peru's President once again needs to reshuffle cabinet following resignations

  

  Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been dealt a new blow less than a year after being sworn in following the resignation Monday of Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez citing high levels of corruption within the national government.

• Thursday, January 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Peru's FM states Bolivia's access to the sea already provided for in treaty

  

  Peru's Foreign Ministry Wednesday released a statement regarding Bolivia's potential access to the Pacific Ocean, following remarks from President Pedro Castillo in a radio interview with CNN in which the head of state sparked controversies over that sensitive issue.

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:13 UTC

  Peru's President has 60% disapproval rate

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones, who became head of state in a tight runoff against Conservative Keiko Fujimori about half a year ago, has a disapproval rate of 60%, according to a survey released Sunday.

• Friday, January 14th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  Colombia, Peru advance bilateral issues after a 2-year impasse

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Thursday met with his Peruvian counterpart Pedro Castillo Terrones at Villa de Leyva (165 kilometers north of Bogotá) to discuss the economic reactivation of the mutual border, as well as environmental issues and security matters.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Prosecutors question Peru's President in scandalous military promotions case

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones was questioned Tuesday by Prosecutors regarding his alleged involvement in the unlawful promotion of Army and Air Force officers, a scandal which has already led to the resignation of former presidential aide Bruno Pacheco and Defense Minister Walter Ayala.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  Maduro-appointed Venezuelan ambassador lands in Lima

  

  Peru's Foreign Minister Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña Tuesday received the credentials from Venezuela's new ambassador Alexander Yáñez Deleuze during a ceremony at Lima's Torre Tagle Palace.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 20:23 UTC

  Peru's Congress passes motion of censorship against Education Minister

  

  Peru's Congress Tuesday passed a motion of censure against Education Minister Carlos Gallardo who must now turn in his resignation. President Pedro Castillo has 72 hours to accept it.

• Saturday, December 18th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Peru's president under investigation for corruption

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo is once again under the spotlight after the Attorney General said his Office was already investigating press allegations that businesswoman Karelim López had paid the head of state offered to help the Puente Tarata III consortium win the tender for a work.

• Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:47 UTC

  Motion to vacate Peru's presidency turned down

  

  Peru's Parliament Tuesday declined to open an impeachment procedure against President Pedro Castillo Terrones after a group of rightwing lawmakers had sought to declare him as “permanently moral incapacitated.”