MEXICO CITY (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 20th September, 2018) The Congress of the Republic of Peru gave the cabinet of Prime Minister Cesar Villanueva the vote of confidence, the live broadcast of the parliamentary session, aired on the Congress website, showed.
In the vote, held late on Wednesday, 82 lawmakers supported the government, while 22 parliamentarians voted against it and 14 lawmakers abstained from the vote.
The vote was proposed by President Martin Vizcarra on Saturday as the opposition-dominated parliament has been failing to reach progress in debates on the anti-corruption reform initiated by the executive.
