Peru's Castillo survives impeachment vote just eight months into his term
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Peru lawmakers who sought to remove President Pedro Castillo had noted that he is the subject of three preliminary investigations into possible corruption, which under Peruvian law cannot proceed until he is out of office.
Pedro Castillo, Perus embattled president, has avoided joining the South American nations list of impeached leaders as opposition lawmakers failed to get enough votes to remove him from office eight months into his term.
Castillo, a political neophyte who shook the country when he defeated the political elite to become president, survived his second impeachment attempt on Monday night.
He characterised the accusations against him as speculation and argued that none could be substantiated.
We only found comments without any corroboration, speculation, imaginary links, Castillo said of the accusations while reading a speech before lawmakers hours before the vote.
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Congratulations to President Castillo. Of course he always knew the Fujimori fascist element in Peru won't ever leave him, or any progressive alone to do the President's job for which he was elected until every one of them has passed. The craving for control is their only concern, having long sense lost all their "moral compasses", like all right-wing greedy sociopaths.