Weekly Report - 30 October 2014 (WR-14-43)

PERU: Congress takes action to tackle regional corruption

Andean by LatinNews 30 October 2014 752 views

Just a matter of weeks after regional and local elections in Peru, the national congress has comprehensively approved a bill barring regional presidents and mayors from running for consecutive re-election. Opinion polls suggest this is a very popular measure. How effective it will actually be at targeting corruption and inefficiency is a decidedly moot point.

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