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Dina Boluarte’s former party presents a motion for dismissal against her
The Peruvian Marxist party Perú Libre presented this Saturday a motion of vacancy (dismissal) against President Dina Boluarte, a former member of the organization, after the raiding of her home and the Government Palace as part of a fiscal investigation for an alleged crime of illicit enrichment.
Congresswoman Margot Palacios announced on social network X that the bench presented the dismissal document to the senior officer of the Congress of the Republic and that they have obtained the signatures of 26 parliamentarians of the 130 that make up the chamber.
“We have just presented the motion of vacancy against Dina Boluarte, for permanent moral incapacity due to the issue of Rolex and jeweler, in exercise of the parliamentary function of political control,” Palacios said.
Most of the congressmen are from that party and others from the left, such as Democratic Change – Together for Peru, Roberto Sánchez Palomino, and the Magisterial Block – of Free Peru -, Pasión Dávila.
Raúl Doroteo, from the right-wing Partido Acción Popular, also signed.
He adds that “the serious case” of luxury watches and jewelry that Boluarte has allegedly not declared before the National Election Jury (JNE) supposes “the violation of the ethical and moral principles of someone who holds the highest judiciary in the country” and that his conduct “violates fundamental ethical principles such as probity and transparency.”
And that, to date, neither the president nor the Government “have clarified the origin of up to three Rolex watches that the press has been able to capture in the arm of the president in different official activities.”
“As can be seen, the behavior of Mrs. Dina E. Boluarte Zegarra is a very serious event, and reason enough to declare his vacancy. Consequently, they constitute an infringement of articles 38, 102 and 118, paragraph 1, of the Political Constitution of Peru,” the motion states.
At midnight on Friday, a fiscal and police team entered the home of Boluarte and the Government Palace as part of an investigation opened on March 18 against the president for the alleged commission of the crime of illicit enrichment, not having declared such luxury watches.
At a press conference, Dina Boluarte, described this Saturday as arbitrary, abusive and disproportionate the raid that the Prosecutor’s Office made on her house and the Government Palace as part of an investigation for corruption, which she said she will only speak in the Prosecutor’s Office, and blamed the media for making a campaign of harassment against her.
“It has never existed as has been said, neither refusal nor rebellion on my part against the tax investigation, on the contrary, I have come to this instance by making myself available, so the measure of the morning is arbitrary, disproportionate and abusive,” Boluarte said in a statement without questions.
Accompanied by the cabinet of ministers, the president said that she is “respectful of the fiscal investigation,” but that she rejects the way in which it is done, “in a discriminatory and unconstitutional way.”
In this sense, he criticized the fact that they broke the lock of his house, in the Lima district of Surquillo, since his family did not have time to open the door and said that this measure affects the rights of his family and also the governance of the country.
“Since when does a sector of the press worry about what the president uses or does not use? I want to believe that it is not because of a sexist issue or discrimination,” he said before adding that he has been taken “directly to the preliminary investigation when former presidents were subject to prior proceedings.”
About the origin of the luxury watches that he has worn on several public occasions and that so far has not explained its origin, he reiterated that, on the recommendation of his defense, he will not refer to the case in public until he goes to the Prosecutor’s Office.
“On the recommendation of my lawyer, I am not going to testify on the subject of watches until I testify before the Prosecutor’s Office to clarify the facts,” he said.
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Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.
“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.
“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”
Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.
On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.
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Vatican releases special “Sede Vacante” stamps ahead of papal transition
he Vatican’s post offices and select collector shops began selling special edition stamps this week to mark the period between the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor.
Known as “Sede Vacante” stamps, they feature an image used on official Vatican documents during the interregnum between popes — two crossed keys without the papal tiara. These stamps went on sale Monday and will remain valid for postal use only until the new pontiff appears at the window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Until then, they can be used to send letters, postcards, and parcels. “Once the new pope is elected, the stamps lose their postal validity, but their collectible value rises,” said Francesco Santarossa, who runs a collectors’ shop across from St. Peter’s Square.
The Vatican has issued the stamps in four denominations: €1.25, €1.30, €2.45, and €3.20. Each is inscribed with “Città del Vaticano” and “Sede Vacante MMXXV” — Latin for “Vacant See 2025.”
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Conclave to choose pope Francis’ successor could begin in early may
The conclave, which in the coming weeks must choose the successor to Pope Francis, will strictly follow a precise protocol refined over centuries.
The 135 cardinal electors, all under the age of 80, will cast their votes four times a day — except on the first day — until one candidate secures a two-thirds majority. The result will be announced to the world through the burning of the ballots with a chemical that produces the eagerly awaited white smoke, accompanied by the traditional cry of “Habemus Papam.”
The start date for the conclave could be announced today, as the cardinals are set to hold their fifth meeting since the pope’s passing. Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich suggested it could begin on May 5 or 6, following the traditional nine days of mourning. According to German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the conclave could last only “a few days.”
Although the late Argentine pontiff appointed the majority of the cardinal electors, this does not necessarily ensure the selection of a like-minded successor. Francis’ leadership style differed significantly from that of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, a German theologian who was less fond of large public gatherings. It also marked a contrast with the popular Polish pope, John Paul II.
The Argentine Jesuit’s reformist papacy drew strong criticism from more conservative sectors of the Church, who are hoping for a doctrinally focused shift. His tenure was marked by efforts to combat clerical sexual abuse, elevate the role of women and laypeople, and advocate for the poor and migrants, among other causes.
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