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Mexico’s president calls Peruvian counterpart a ‘puppet’ amid row
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico’s president calls Peruvian counterpart a ‘puppet’ amid row

Al Jazeera  

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador continues to rebuke the removal of Peru’s left-wing former President Pedro Castillo. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has hit out at his Peruvian counterpart, Dina Boluarte, describing her as a “puppet” of oligarchs in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries. On Friday, Boluarte announced the “definitive” withdrawal of Peru’s ambassador to Mexico …

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Peru’s Congress to consider moving elections forward again
2 years ago

Peru’s Congress to consider moving elections forward again

Al Jazeera  

Holding early elections is a major demand of protesters who have taken to the streets since the removal of President Castillo. Peru’s Congress will reconsider a proposal to move elections forward, one of the key demands of protesters who have taken to the streets for nearly two weeks since lawmakers voted to remove former President Pedro Castillo. Meanwhile, international observers …

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Peru’s new President Boluarte names cabinet amid protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Peru’s new President Boluarte names cabinet amid protests

Al Jazeera  

President Dina Boluarte names her cabinet days after former President Pedro Castillo was removed by Congress. Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte has named her cabinet following the removal of former President Pedro Castillo in a step that has triggered protests. The 60-year-old lawyer Boluarte, who was Castillo’s vice president, is set to hold the post until 2026 if no new …

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Peru president Castillo avoids impeachment attempt
3 years, 1 month ago

Peru president Castillo avoids impeachment attempt

Al Jazeera  

Peru’s President Pedro Castillo has avoided an impeachment attempt, with the South American country’s Congress voting against a motion to move forward with the proceedings. “The impeachment motion failed, fascism failed, the parliamentary blow to democracy failed,” Peru Libre leader Vladimir Cerron said on Twitter after the vote. The impeachment push, backed by right-wing legislator and defeated presidential candidate Keiko …

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Peruvians wait to learn who will be president
3 years, 7 months ago

Peruvians wait to learn who will be president

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Peruvians on Tuesday were still waiting to learn who will become their president next month as votes from Sunday’s runoff election continued to be counted and the tiny difference between the two polarizing populist candidates narrowed. A day earlier Fujimori, who is in her third run for president, charged that her rival’s campaign staff carried out a …

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