Tag: Peru Congress

• 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.