Peru’s leading presidential candidate, Keiko Fujimori, has removed 18 incumbent legislators from her party’s list of candidates for 2016 elections. Rumors had circulated for weeks that Fujimori’s Popular Strength party Full Article »
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori’s selection of her party’s congressional candidates threatens to alienate the base of her political support. Analysts believe that, in order to win the presidency in 2016 Full Article »
Peru’s constitutional commission in Congress rejected allowing a vote on a bill which would legalize abortion in cases of rape. Six committee members from the Popular Strength, Popular Christian Party Full Article »
Peru’s leading presidential candidate, Keiko Fujimori, generated controversy within her party for comments she made at a conference in the United States. In a conference at Harvard University, Fujimori endorsed Full Article »
Peru’s largest two political parties broke quorum by walking out of congress yesterday ahead of a key vote to give the government limited powers to rule by decree. The dispute Full Article »
President Ollanta Humala will request congress for limited powers for his cabinet to rule by decree in enacting economic and law enforcement legislation. Prime minister Pedro Cateriano signaled the request Full Article »
