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Peru launches impeachment process against president
« on: December 16, 2017, 04:11:52 am »
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Peru launches impeachment process against president
Associated Press

LIMA, Peru –  Lawmakers in Peru have initiated impeachment proceedings against President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over previously undisclosed payments a decade ago from a Brazilian company at the heart of Latin America's biggest graft scandal.

In a special session Friday, 27 of 130 members of congress approved launching the process to oust the president.

Kuczynski has vowed to fight against what he said were politically-motivated calls for him to resign.

Read more at: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/15/peru-launches-impeachment-process-against-president.html

Peru has had a Japanese surnamed president, quite an important figure in their country's history, now, apparently, this one has a Polish surname.