Peruvian court rejects appeal to annul country’s general elections
Lima's 11th Constitutional Court dismissed the appeal of ex-legislator Yeni Vilcatoma in which she not only requested the annulment
July 19, 2021Section
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Peru surpasses 10 million vaccine doses administered to its population
Interim president Francisco Sagasti shared on Twitter his "joy, enthusiasm and gratitude to those who made it possible to secure...
July 16, 2021
Keiko Fujimori supporters march on Peru’s Government Palace, attack ministers’ cars
A march of supporters of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori arrived at the vicinity of the Peruvian Government Palace and attacked...
July 15, 2021
Peruvian Congress ratifies the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty
The Congress of Peru ratified this Wednesday the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
July 15, 2021
Peru’s president reaffirms country’s elections were clean
"The entire process followed the established rules. The international observation missions, all of them, have stated that the process showed...
July 12, 2021
Peru shows the largest decrease in Covid deaths in Latin America – newspaper
Peru has become the Latin American country with the greatest reduction in daily deaths from covid-19, from 533 to 277...
July 8, 2021
Peru’s Castillo plans technocrat-heavy cabinet, moderate in economy role – sources
Socialist Pedro Castillo, expected to be confirmed as Peru’s next president, is drawing up a “hybrid” Cabinet of technocrats and...
July 7, 2021
Peru’s middle-class shrank by almost half in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A new study released Tuesday (6) by the Institute of Economics and Business Development (Iedep)...
July 7, 2021
Peru’s anti-corruption prosecutor investigates Keiko Fujimori for Montesinos audios
Peru's prosecutor opened an investigation on Keiko Fujimori after the publication of audios of Montesinos suggesting bribing electoral judges
July 5, 2021