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Peru’s struggling president marks his first year in office

FILE - Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo walks his cows to feed them, as journalists follow behind in Chugur, Peru, April 15, 2021. After a year in office, Peru´s President Pedro Castillo has seen his poll number fall as his administration has been beset by a myriad of troubles, ranging from accusations of corruption to having parliament attempt to remove him twice from office. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) FILE - Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo cooks breakfast for his family in his home in Chugur, Peru, April 16, 2021. After a year in office, President Pedro Castillo has seen his poll number fall as his administration has been beset by a myriad of troubles, ranging from accusations of corruption to having parliament attempt to remove him twice from office. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) FILE - Peru's President Pedro Castillo, right, poses for a photo at the XVI Summit of the Pacific Alliance with leaders, from left, Mexico's Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico Rogelio Ramirez, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera and Colombia's President Ivan Duque, in Bahia Malaga, Colombia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. After a year in office, President Pedro Castillo has seen his poll number fall as his administration has been beset by a myriad of troubles, ranging from accusations of corruption to having parliament attempt to remove him twice from office. (AP Photo/Andres Gonzalez, File) FILE - Presidential candidate Pedro Castillo looks out over supporters from the balcony of his campaign headquarters as they celebrate partial results in Lima, Peru, June 7, 2021, the day after the runoff election. Castillo won the presidency with the slogan “no more poor in a rich country” and promises of fighting corruption, raising taxes on mining profits, rewriting the constitution and ending alleged monopolies that affect the prices of domestic gas and medicines. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File) FILE - Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo hugs his daughter Alondra who cries for him not to leave home, as he prepares to campaign in Chugur, Peru, April 15, 2021. After a year in office, President Pedro Castillo has seen his poll number fall as his administration has been beset by a myriad of troubles, ranging from accusations of corruption to having parliament attempt to remove him twice from office. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) A man herds his goats in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Girls walk to school in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) MARTIN TO GIVE TRANSLATION - A woman walks under a sign written in the Jaqaru Indigenous language that says "How did you make it to Tupe?", in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Women visit while combing a girl's hair in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A girl walks past the school, with its name that reads "House of Awakening" in the Jaqaru Indigenous language, in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman milks her cow in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Dogs play in front of a church in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Maria Acevedo speaks during an interview at her restaurant in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Acevedo, like many other residents of Tupe, where the indigenous language Jaqaru is still spoken, voted for Pedro Castillo for president last year, drawn in part by the possibility of seeing someone with rural roots like her lead the nation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman washes her son's feet before sending him off to school in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A man walks past a restaurant in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Rosalbina Valerio, an 83-year-old who tells stories to school children and teaches them the Jaqaru Indigenous language, gives an interview in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. As Peru´s President Pedro Castillo marks the first anniversary of his presidency, his popularity has been decimated by his chaotic management style and corruption allegations, but in rural areas like Tupe, voters believe the fault for the executive crisis lies not only with Castillo, but with Congress, which has sought to remove him twice. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A wall is covered by the Spanish phrase: "No more poor people in a rich country," which was an election campaign slogan used by current President Pedro Castillo, in Tupe, Peru, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Castillo won the presidency with that slogan, and promises of fighting corruption, raising taxes on mining profits, rewriting the constitution and ending alleged monopolies that affect the prices of domestic gas and medicines. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) FILE - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo attends a ceremony to promote a law that extends automatic graduation from university due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lima, Peru, Nov. 22, 2021. After a year in office, Castillo has seen his poll number fall as his administration has been beset by a myriad of troubles, ranging from accusations of corruption to having parliament attempt to remove him twice from office. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File) FILE - Peru's President Pedro Castillo and his wife Lilia Paredes, left, greet President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden during the Summit of the Americas, June 8, 2022, in Los Angeles. After a year in office, Castillo has seen his poll number fall as his administration has been beset by a myriad of troubles, ranging from accusations of corruption to having parliament attempt to remove him twice from office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)