Peru’s Congress Is Nearer to Ousting Castillo, Lawmaker Says
- Center parties writing a new motion to remove the president
- Legislator Edward Malaga speaks in an interview from Lima
President Pedro Castillo
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Peruvian lawmakers are closer to the 87 votes needed to oust President Pedro Castillo amid a judicial investigation into the head of state, according to an opposition legislator pushing for the removal.
A group of parties in Peru’s congress are writing a third impeachment motion against Castillo that could lead to his removal from office and his replacement with Vice President Dina Boluarte, congressman Edward Malaga, an independent centrist, said in an interview Thursday.