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Weekly Report - 25 May 2017 (WR-17-20)

PERU: Zavala blasts congress after Vizcarra forced out

The gloves are off between the government led by President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and the opposition Fujimorista-controlled legislature. A week after congress threatened to censure the transport & communications minister Martín Vizcarra, forcing his resignation, Prime Minister Fernando Zavala accused congress of “abuse of power” and “obstruction”. This simmering political brinkmanship does nothing for the efforts to get reconstruction efforts underway after the devastating five-month flooding crisis in the country, which in turn puts at risk Peru’s economic recovery. The row surrounding Vizcarra’s departure from the transport ministry also threatens to undermine investor sentiment in the country.

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