Peru says presidential election results due by mid-May after delayed count
The EU’s election observer said the vote met democratic standards despite fraud allegations.

The EU’s election observer said the vote met democratic standards despite fraud allegations.









Experts say the views of newly inaugurated president Jose Antonio Kast reflect deep dissatisfaction with the status quo.
Peru has experienced an uptick in organised crime, including extortion, a trend analysts link to government corruption.
Southern Peru flooded after torrential rain
Inter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru must pay family of woman who died as a result of forced sterilisation.
Torrential downpours cause deadly mudslides, while more than 700 districts across country declare states of emergency.
The new president will serve on an interim basis until a new executive is sworn in after April’s general election.

Peru’s Congress has ousted President Jose Jeri just four months into his term over multiple corruption allegations.
Jeri is the latest in a series of Peruvian presidents to be removed from office by an act of Congress.
The debate comes as Jeri, who is not running for re-election, faces allegations of bribery and influence-peddling.
The move opens key assets to private investment and comes as Petroperu faces mounting losses and debt.