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Peru mulls barring Kuczynski in no-win situation

Peru’s elections board has lost significant credibility as it considers the disqualification of presidential candidate…

  • Business

Pharmacy chain buys competitor in Peru’s fragmented industry

One of Peru’s largest healthcare and pharmaceutical companies has acquired the Arcangel pharmacy chain to…

  • News

Peru: Veronika Mendoza tied to first lady’s scandal

A handwriting analysis has shown that left-wing presidential candidate Veronika Mendoza had written in the controversial notebooks…

  • News

Peru may bar Keiko Fujimori from election for vote buying

UPDATE: The Lima elections board announced Friday night that it had opened an exclusion proceeding…

  • News

Peru: fugitive governor faces removal from office

Peru’s northern state of Ancash has begun proceedings to remove governor Waldo Rios after he…

  • News

Keiko Fujimori’s VP barred from running for Peru’s Congress

A special elections board in Junin state has barred Vladimiro Huaroc, the second vice presidential…

  • Lima

Peru: tens of thousands march against abortion in Lima

Lima closed two of its main avenues to accommodate tens of thousands of demonstrators in…

  • News

Child killed after finding grenade in Peru’s jungle

One child was killed and four injured after they found a grenade in a region…

  • Economy

Peru’s sol gains against dollar on China, Europe news

Peru’s sol has gained over 5% against the dollar this month to reverse all its…

  • News

Peru: new poll shows Kuczynski beating Fujimori in runoff

A new poll indicates that Pedro Pablo Kuczynski would narrowly defeat frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in…

  • Culture

Peru swimmer barred from 2016 Olympics for doping

Peruvian swimmer Mauricio Fiol has been banned from swimming competitions for four years after testing…

  • News

Peru jungle state sees weeklong protest over utility prices

Peru’s eastern state of Ucayali will complete one week under a paralyzing protest over the…

  • News

Peru’s ruling party withdraws from 2016 elections

The Peruvian Nationalist Party has withdrawn its candidates for the presidency and Congress to avoid…

  • News

Peru: Who is liberal candidate Alfredo Barnechea?

Popular Action presidential candidate Alfredo Barnechea has risen to third in opinion polls for 2016 elections.…

  • News

Disqualifications change the face of Peru’s 2016 elections

The disqualification of presidential candidates Julio Guzman and Cesar Acuña have propelled two new candidates…