Posted 4/2/2024, 3:01:00 AM
Lawmakers Seek to Remove Peru's President Over Watch Scandal
- Lawmakers submitted request to Parliament to remove President Dina Boluarte from office for "permanent moral incapacity"
- Request comes after police broke down door of her residence searching for luxury watches tied to investigation into her acquiring undisclosed collection of watches
- To remove Boluarte requires 87 votes from 130-seat Parliament; 5 parties with 54 votes have expressed support for her
- Boluarte denies accusations of illicit enrichment from acquiring watches
- On Monday, Boluarte also lost 3 Cabinet members - interior, education and women's ministers resigned