US EditionLawyer Becomes Peru’s 7th President in Less than a Decade
Peru’s Congress unanimously voted to remove President Boluarte amid rising crime and corruption allegations, with her approval rating dropping to about 2 percent, lawmakers said.
- In an overnight session early Friday, Peru's Congress voted 124-0 to remove Dina Boluarte for `permanent moral incapacity`, and José Jerí was sworn in as interim president.
- Lawmakers said the removal followed months of corruption probes and failures on crime, including alleged kickbacks linked to mining permits and Boluarte's `Rolexgate` watches valued at over 100,000 dollars.
- After deadly shootings and growing extortion reports, public anger boiled over as official figures show 6,041 killed and extortion complaints rose 28% this year, with concert victims fueling outrage.
- Interim president José Jerí pledged to tackle violence and restore security, vowing an all-out push against crime with six months to go before elections.
- With elections due next April and Boluarte's term ending July 28, 2026, economists and López Aliaga warned turnover risks a 5 billion dollar annual economic loss.
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Peru’s Leader Ousted Amid Growing Public Anger Over Crime
Another Peruvian president has fallen — this time, Dina Boluarte. In a dramatic overnight session, Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to remove her from office, citing “permanent moral incapacity.”Boluarte, one of the world’s most unpopular leaders with approval ratings hovering around 2–4%, faced mounting scandals and protests. Surging crime also marked her turbulent tenure.As news of her ousting broke, crowds outside Congress erupted in chee…
Parliament has deposed Dina Boluarte because of «permanent moral inability». The time is no coincidence.
Peru Wakes up to 7th President in Less Than a Decade after President Boluarte Ousted by Congress
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvians woke up to their seventh president in less than a decade Friday, as 38-year-old José Jerí took the reins of the shaken nation after Congress ousted widely loathed President Dina Boluarte in a lightning overnight impeachment.
Former Peruvian president Dina Boluarte, dismissed by Congress in an express political trial, ruled out Friday that she plan to apply for asylum, despite the investigations opened by the prosecution for alleged money laundering and another crime.
Dina Boluarte was dismissed on the night of Thursday to Friday for "permanent moral incapacity." But instability is likely to continue in the country, which already has seven different presidents in nine years.
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