LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress voted Tuesday to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before ...

Few expect the vote to resolve the political instability that has plagued the country for years. Three presidents have come ...

By Marco Aquino LIMA, April 14 (Reuters) - Conservative Keiko Fujimori will advance to a presidential runoff in Peru as the ...

Peru is South America’s most politically unstable country, having cycled through eight presidents in the last decade. Here’s ...

Peru’s Congress on Tuesday ousted President Jose Jeri just four months into his term over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, extending a cycle of political upheaval ...

Peruvian interim President José María Balcázar has decided to leave the purchase of 24 fighter jets for the country's ...

Peru’s elections, marked by disenfranchisement and the collapse of all establishment parties, are set to deliver a ...

By Marco Aquino LIMA, April 17 (Reuters) - Calls to remove the head of Peru's electoral authority intensified on Friday as ...

Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez are leading as the presidential candidates in Peru’s general election vote count.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LIMA, March 23 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Jose Maria Balcazar on Monday appointed Waldir Ayasta as the country's new Minister ...

For decades, scholars have estimated the ideology of members of Congress by analyzing roll-call votes, recorded tallies of each member's "yea-or-nay" on legislation. But a new study from the ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s new president, José Antonio Kast, has joined a growing list of right-leaning Latin American leaders. Not only is he conservative — he’s openly religious as well. Kast — ...