Peru’s Prime Minister Resigns Ahead of Congressional Confirmation Vote

Peru’s prime minister resigned ahead of a mandatory vote in the nation’s Congress, where she needed a majority of legislators to confirm her recent appointment. 
  
Denisse Miralles was appointed as prime minister in late February, after Interim President José Jerí was removed from his post following corruption allegations and replaced by congressman Jose María Balcázar. 
   
Miralles, the former economy minister under Jerí, did not say why she resigned. However, she informed journalists that she was uncertain she could secure the congressional majority required for her confirmation on Wednesday. 
 
Peru has seen eight presidents in the past decade, with several heads of state removed by Congress after corruption allegations.  
 
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