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Peru s Congress postpones Cabinet confirmation vote to next week

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru s opposition-led Congress pushed back a confirmation vote on the country s new Cabinet until next Thursday, in order to mourn the death of a lawmaker who suddenly died on Monday. Lawmaker Fernando Herrera Mamani, who belonged to the official Free Peru party, died of a heart condition, Congress said. The delay caused by Herrera Mamani s death will prolong the uncertainty over the fate of the new Cabinet, the second to be nominated by Socialist President Pedro Castillo in less than three months in office. Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez, a moderate leftist, told Congress earlier in the day she was seeking a new governability pact, in a speech that lacked significant new proposals. She said the administration would support private investment and submit a tax reform proposal meant to fund social programs. Peru is the world s No. 2 copper producer, and the mining sector is a key source of tax revenue. Castillo asked Guido Bellido to resign as prime minister on Oct. 6 foll

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