Peru’s Congress sacks PM over spying scandal

World Today

Amid allegations of spying, Peru’s prime minister is being forced to step down after losing a vote of confidence in Congress. CCTV’s Dan Collyns filed this report from Lima.

Highlights:

  • Peru’s lawmakers voted to censure Prime Minister Ana Jara and for her entire government to resign, 72 in favor and 42 against and two abstained.
  • Those in favor say she failed to control Peru’s intelligence agency which is accused of spending years gathering information on leading figures in business and politics.
  • Jara denies any wrongdoing and says she overhauled the agency, which answers to the prime minister.
  • The president faces an unfriendly Congress and a dwindling approval rating, around 25 percent this year.