Overview

• A group of legislators has gathered the required signatures to file a censure motion against Culture Minister Fabricio Valencia.
• The motion alleges incapacity and leadership failures, asserting that his actions and omissions jeopardize national interests, Peru’s international image, and the Culture sector’s institutional integrity.
• Sponsors say the push intensified after New7Wonders warned that Machu Picchu could lose its designation as one of the New7Wonders.
• Backers argue Valencia failed to provide satisfactory answers during a previous interpellation, calling for a change in the ministry’s direction.
• The initiative will be placed on the Congress agenda for debate, and if approved it would remove the minister, following protests over the Consettur concession that led to rail blockades and stranded tourists.