Overview
- Peru’s Congress approved a 60-day delegation of legislative faculties to the Executive, passing 80–19 to allow decrees on security, organized crime, growth and institutional reforms.
- Lawmakers also authorized President José Jerí’s one-day trip to Ecuador for the binational cabinet on December 12, allowing him to govern by virtual dispatch during his absence after an 88–13 vote.
- The Assembly of Regional Governments urged a National Preventive Electoral Security Plan following the murder of candidate Percy Ipanaqué and the shooting of presidential hopeful Rafael Belaunde.
- Peru’s Avanza País formalized acceptance of Phillip Butters’ resignation from the party and its presidential ticket and said a replacement will be named after the December 7 primaries.
- In Mexico City, the Electoral Tribunal invalidated the PRI’s local leadership and ordered a new process, while four deputies left the PVEM to rejoin Morena, prompting opposition complaints about distorted representation; in Argentina, Lorena Villaverde resigned her Senate seat and a provincial chamber blocked Héctor Ruiz from taking office on moral grounds.