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Montevideo, July 3rd 2024 - 02:32 UTC

Tag: Ruth Luque

  • 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.

  • Tuesday, May 14th 2024 - 22:32 UTC

    Peru's Congress once again eyes presidential impeachment

    The arrest of Boluarte's brother, Nicanor, seems to have tipped the scales downwards for the Peruvian president

    Several Peruvian legislators this week announced separate vacancy motions to impeach President Dina Boluarte for permanent moral incapacity, in addition to the possibility that she may have violated the law. The parliamentarians argued that Boluarte had ignored the duties of her office by failing to account to Congress for her 12-day absence, which constituted a lack of transparency and fitness for that position.