Peru's Congress backs new cabinet after government announces new funding for mining
LIMA - Lawmakers in Peru voted to support the government's new slate of ministers on Wednesday, just hours after the prime minister promised billions of dollars in new spending, including for mining projects.
The vote of confidence in President Dina Boluarte's latest Cabinet passed by a lopsided margin of 70 votes in favor and only 35 opposed, and came on the heels of recent corruption charges that implicate the mining-dependent country's embattled leader.