A.N.C. lawmakers showed unity in rejecting the call for hearings against their president, giving him a political lift after he failed to report the theft of huge sums of U.S. currency from his game farm.
Tag: Corruption (Institutional)
-
What to Know About the Political Turmoil in Peru
An impeachment vote, an arrest, a new president. A day of political drama presented another challenge for the South American democracy.
-
El presidente de Perú es destituido luego de solicitar la disolución del Congreso
Pedro Castillo anunció la medida poco antes de que el Congreso votara para destituirlo. Buena parte de su gobierno renunció en protesta por lo que los líderes políticos calificaron como un intento de golpe de Estado.
-
Peru’s President, Facing Impeachment, Says He Will Dissolve Congress
The president, Pedro Castillo, imposed a national curfew and said an emergency government would rule by decree. Critics said the president was staging a coup.
-
South Africa’s President Is Unlikely to Face Impeachment
Executives of the governing party, the African National Congress, said on Monday they would instruct their legislators to reject a report suggesting Cyril Ramaphosa might have broken the law.