Impeachment will add new uncertainties in Peru
Significance The right-wing opposition, led by Keiko Fujimori’s Fuerza Popular (Popular Force, FP), never fully recognised Castillo’s razor-thin election victory in June. Impeachment, the only constitutional method of ousting a sitting president, would require the votes of two-thirds of Congress; the votes are currently narrowly balanced. Impacts Castillo will retain public sympathy against a deeply unpopular Congress. Further motions of censure against ministers are to be expected. The business community will remain on the side-lines, for now.