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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 11:58 UTC

Tag: Peru

  • Tuesday, July 30th 2024 - 22:16 UTC

    Peru's gov't recognizes González Urrutia as winner of Venezuelan elections

    Maduro wants to stay in power forever through a dictatorship, González Olaechea stressed

    The Peruvian government of President Dina Boluarte Tuesday recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president-elect of Venezuela, despite the announcement by the National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday in Caracas that Nicolás Maduro had been voted by 51.2% of the people for the 2025-2031 term against 44.2% for the challenger. “Clearly Edmundo Gonzalez is the elected president of Venezuela; this position is shared by numerous countries, governments, and international organizations,” said Foreign Minister Javier Gonzalez Olaechea.

  • Monday, July 29th 2024 - 23:55 UTC

    Venezuela expels ambassadors from Chile, Uruguay, and other countries following election controversy

    Gil stated that Venezuela would withdraw its diplomatic personnel from these countries and demanded their representatives leave Venezuelan territory immediately.

    The regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has expelled ambassadors from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. This move follows widespread international condemnation of the recent presidential election results, which declared Maduro the victor amidst allegations of significant irregularities.

  • Monday, July 15th 2024 - 10:39 UTC

    Alberto Fujimori to run for President of Peru in 2026, daughter announces

    Fujimori is within a fortnight of turning 86

    Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori will seek a third term in office in 2026, his daughter and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori announced Sunday. Regarding her father's disenfranchisement given his numerous criminal convictions, Keiko insisted she would leave those matters up to their legal team. The octogenarian leader also faces several health issues.

  • Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 - 10:05 UTC

    Alberto Fujimori recovering from his surgery

    Soon to turn 86, Alberto Fujimori said he wanted to run again for President in 2026

    Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was recovering well Tuesday after undergoing hip surgery following a fall at his home where he has been residing since his release from the Barbadillo prison, his daughter and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori confirmed on social networks. He had been sentenced in 2009 to 25 years in prison for aggravated homicide in the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta massacres.

  • Tuesday, May 28th 2024 - 19:34 UTC

    Constitutional Complaint filed against Peru's President

    Boluarte should have taken a medical leave and have the duties of the presidency entrusted to the Speaker of Congress

    Peruvian Congressman Ruth Luque (Democratic Change - Together for Peru) Tuesday filed a Constitutional Complaint against President Dina Boluarte for her 12-day disappearance last year, during which she is believed to have undergone cosmetic surgery.

  • Monday, May 13th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    Peru: New malignant tumor detected in Fujimori's tongue

    “It is my turn to fight a new battle,” Fujimori said in a video posted on X

    Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was found to have yet another malignant tongue tumor, it was reported in Lima during the weekend. The 85-year-old rightwing leader, who was released from jail on Dec. 7, 2023, has suffered from a cancerous lesion for more than 27 years and has undergone six surgeries in the same place.

  • Monday, April 29th 2024 - 20:43 UTC

    Fujimori to undergo medical procedure under anesthesia

    85-year-old Fujimori was seen walking through Lima in good spirits before being admitted to a clinic for a procedure

    Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been hospitalized in Lima to undergo surgery for a tongue ailment after being released from the Barbadillo prison in December last year following a Constitutional Court ruling that brought his 16-year stay at the facility to an end. Fujimori was seen walking through the streets of the country's capital in good spirits on the days before his admission at the Delgado Clinic.

  • Saturday, April 27th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    Peru's PM calls for an end to the “political noise” that earned the country bad reviews

    Peruvian politicians are “shooting themselves in the foot,” Adrianzén warned

    Peru's Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén urged his countrymen to hush down the “political noise” that erupted following the decision by the credit rating agency Standard 6 Poor (S&P) to downgrade the South American country from BBB to BBB-.

  • Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 19:16 UTC

    Peru: Boluarte gets Congressional thumbs up amid Rolexgate scandal

    “This issue of the watches will end tomorrow” when Boluarte (L) testifies, Prime Minister Adrianzén (R) hoped

    Peru's Congress gave President Dina Boluarte and her new cabinet a vote of confidence by 70 votes in favor, 38 against, and 17 abstentions while the head of state is still under investigation for what has been dubbed “The Rolexgate,” a scandal consisting of her wearing undeclared pricy wristwatches which prosecutors believe to be proof of illicit enrichment.

  • Tuesday, April 2nd 2024 - 09:52 UTC

    Peru: Boluarte reshuffles cabinet ahead of congressional vote of confidence

    Boluarte is in the eye of the storm over her pricy Rolex watches

    As signatures continue to be collected in Congress to impeach her over the Rolex watch scandal, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte was forced to make a snap cabinet reshuffle.