22 Mar 2018

Peru president to resign over 'vote-buying' scandal

10:55 am on 22 March 2018

Peru's president is to resign after video recordings were released that implicated him in a vote-buying scandal, government sources say.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 28, 2017 Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski delievers a speech during Independence Day celebration, at the National Congress in Lima on July, 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Ernesto BENAVIDES

Photo: AFP PHOTO / Ernesto BENAVIDES

President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had been facing calls to step down ahead of an impeachment vote on Thursday.

In the video, government figures appear to promise opposition congressmen financial rewards if they reject the motion to impeach the president.

Mr Kuczynski, 79, survived a separate impeachment vote in December.

- BBC