Peru’s Congress confirmed President Dina Boluarte’s cabinet on Tuesday evening, overcoming a key test for her month-long administration that has faced mass unrest and left roughly 40 dead.
The conservative-led Congress confirmed Boluarte’s cabinet with 73 votes in favor out of a total of 130 lawmakers.
The confirmation gives Boluarte some breathing room just a day after the deadliest day of her short administration, when 17 civilians died in clashes with law enforcement in the Andean city of Juliaca. According to Peru’s constitution, Congress needs to confirm the cabinet after the president nominates its members. Otherwise, a rejection would force a reshuffle, usually weakening the head of state.
