Tag: Peru Congress

• Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Peru's Congress once again votes against advancing elections

  

  Peru's Congress refused once again Wednesday to bring forward the elections to 2023 as requested by President Dina Boluarte who was acquiescing to the demands of the numerous demonstrators that flocked the streets and roads since the Dec. 7 impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Peruvian Congress keeps Castillo from attending Petro's inauguration

  

  Peru's one-house Congress Thursday denied President Pedro Castillo Terrones permission to attend the inauguration of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on Aug. 7. Castillo had filed for clearance to be out of the country between Aug. 6 to 8, as per Article 102 of the Constitution.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 09:02 UTC

  Peru's President seeks Congressional approval to travel to Bolivia

  

  Just one day after Bolivia's ruling party Movement Towards Socialism was reported to have opened up an office in Peruvian territory, Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has filed the customary petition before Congress to be allowed to travel to La Paz, Oct. 30 to participate in the “Presidential and VI Binational Ministerial Cabinet Bolivia - Peru Meeting.”

• Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  Peru's cabinet survives Parliamentarian vote of confidence

  

  The Government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo and Prime Minister Guido Bellido has survived a vote of confidence motion at the national single-House Legislature controlled by the right-wing opposition.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Bad start for Castillo in Peru: he does not have control over congress

  

  As anticipated Peruvian Socialist elect president Pedro Castillo was unable to gain control of the one-house Congress, which on Monday chose the candidate of an opposition-led alliance.

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  Peru's congress approves motion for an impeachment to remove president Vizcarra

  

  Peru’s Congress approved on Monday a motion to initiate a process to remove President Martín Vizcarra from office over corruption allegations, a month and a half after he survived a prior impeachment trial.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Executive and Congress in Peru clash over bill allowing citizens to draw on their state pensions' funds

  

  Peru's Congress approved a law that allows citizens to partially draw down their contributions to the state pension fund, a few months after doing the same with the private system and despite fierce opposition from the government.

• Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Illegal financing of political parties now punishable by jail in Peru

  

  Peru's Congress Wednesday passed the bill which adds illicit financing of political organizations to the Penal Code, it was announced.

• Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 09:49 UTC

  Peruvian president manages to survive impeachment but emerges weaker

  

  Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski survived an impeachment vote in congress late Thursday, thwarting an attempt by opposition lawmakers to oust him over ties to the Brazilian construction giant implicated in the region's biggest corruption scandal.

• Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 06:13 UTC

  Keiko Fujimori concedes defeat and pledges “a responsible opposition”

  

  Keiko Fujimori conceded defeat in Peru's presidential election on Friday, bringing an end to the closest presidential runoff vote in the country's history after losing to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski by less than 50,000 ballots.