Peru

Peru's president swears in new PM in bid to calm political upheaval

Peru has suffered years of political upheaval and a series of corruption scandals saw three different presidents in office in a single week last November.

What is the mystery behind the ancient Nazca lines?

The massive Nazca lines were made by ancient people 2000 years ago and continue to exist without any damages to date. No one has been able to fully explain the meaning of these lines

Peru's new president vows to end corruption and change constitution

Pedro Castillo, a rural schoolteacher, has promised to upend a quarter-century of neo-liberal government. Castillo said he would send a bill to parliament with a view to organising a referendum on replacing the constitution.

Pedro Castillo sworn in as Peru's president

Leftist political novice is sworn in as country's fifth president in three years as it celebrates 200th anniversary of independence.

Leftist Pedro Castillo elected president of Peru

Castillo, whose supporters include Peru’s poor and rural citizens, defeated right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori by just 44,000 votes.

Peruvians protest amid tensions over election result hold-up

Uncertainty over the June 6 vote mounts as supporters of socialist Pedro Castillo and right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori take out rallies.

Big rallies in Peru amid tensions over presidential vote result

Political tensions remain high in Peru following the June 6 election in which socialist Pedro Castillo declared himself the winner. But his rival conservative Keiko Fujimori has levelled accusations of election fraud.

Several miners killed in Peru bus accident

The bus fell all the way to the bottom of a 400-metre ravine, leaving bodies scattered across the slopes of a hill in the desert region, press reports say.

Victory in sight for Peru's Castillo as prosecutor seeks custody for rival

Under Peruvian law, an election victory for Keiko Fujimori would see graft charges suspended until after her term, but defeat would see her go to trial.

Peru's presidential runoff too close to call, Keiko Fujimori alleges fraud

Right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori raises allegations of "irregularities" and "signs of fraud" in Sunday's run-off election as her rival, the far-left trade unionist Pedro Castillo, took a razor-thin lead in the vote count.

Peru exit poll gives Fujimori razor-thin lead in presidential election

The statistical tie had Fujimori leading with 50.3 percent of the vote, while Castillo had 49.7 percent, within the margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, according to the poll.

Voters face two choices as Peru holds presidential elections

The polarising runoff contest between rural teacher Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, making her third run for the presidency, comes after the government’s admission that Covid-19 deaths are at least 2.5 times higher than previously acknowledged.