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Empresas y finanzas

Peru's Humala asked prime minister Lerner to resign


    LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Ollanta Humala unexpectedly asked Prime Minister Salomon Lerner to quit to allow for a broader cabinet shuffle and create more unity in a diverse cabinet, a government source said on Saturday.

    Under Peruvian law, if a prime minister steps down the rest of the ministers must hand in their resignations too, giving the president a free hand to fire them or confirm them in their posts.

    (Reporting by Marco Aquino; editing by Anthony Boadle)