PERU: Government Cabinet Wins Confidence Vote In Congress

(RTTNews) - Peru's Congress voted Thursday night in favor of the current government cabinet, headed by Mercedes Aráoz Fernández. She obtained support from 83 of the 100 lawmakers in a confidence vote.

Last month, the President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski swore in his new cabinet after the country's Congress rejected the confidence vote requested by the then prime minister Fernando Zavala.

The decision forced five ministers to step down and led Kuczynski to form a new government team while ratifying the remaining 13 ministers.

During its presentation yesterday, Fernández said that the government's goal is to promote a social revolution and focus on the needs of the Peruvian people. She added that fighting corruption will also be one of the cabinet's priorities.

According to the Peruvian Constitution, if Congress twice refuses to support an entire cabinet of ministers, the president is empowered to dissolve the parliament and to convene a legislative election.