Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Legislator Maritza Garcia said it was Fujimori's gentle warning that toppling the president would destabilize the economy that cemented her decision. "He told us to trust our hearts ... that the country hung in the balance," Ramirez told Reuters. Kuczynski ended up surviving the vote with the help of the 10-strong rebel faction, led by Fujimori's 37-year-old lawmaker son Kenji. "This was the exclusive decision of the president.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 30, 2017 23:14 UTC