Peru’s new president asks cabinet to take anti-corruption pledge

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte (AP)

Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, has asked her new top team to take an anti-corruption pledge as she swore in her cabinet just three days after becoming the country’s first female head of state.

The 16 ministers chosen by Ms Boluarte, who was elevated from vice president to replace the ousted Pedro Castillo as the country’s leader on Wednesday, will be key to further inflaming or calming a South American country experiencing a seemingly endemic political crisis.