Love affairs and corruption put Peru's prime minister on the ropes. The disclosure of a conversation with the young Yaziré Pinedo has placed the strong man of the government in trouble.

The scandal that mixes love and corruption has sentenced Otárola, a specialist in surviving one crisis after another, writes Daniel Lozano. "I reiterate that I have not committed any illegal act," said the prime minister when getting on the plane to Lima, a political destination even more cruel after statements of the Fujimori spokesman.