US EditionPeru Congress to debate motion to remove President Jeri amid scandal
Lawmakers accuse interim president Jose Jeri of influence peddling and irregular hiring amid investigations; he faces a vote that could end his tenure before April elections.
- On February 17, Peru's Congress will debate a motion to remove interim President Jose Jeri in a special plenary called by Fernando Rospigliosi, set for 10:00 am local time and lasting several hours.
- Local media obtained video of Jeri meeting a Chinese businessman late at night, with meetings not listed on the official presidential agenda.
- Prosecutors said Friday they opened an investigation into whether the Peruvian president exercised undue influence over appointments of nine women, with Cuarto Poder reporting five received jobs after visiting him, which he denies.
- If impeached, Jeri would cease to exercise his functions and be replaced by an interim president, with the Congress president having 15 days to summon him after a motion is filed.
- With elections on April 12, Peru faces chronic instability with seven presidents since 2016, and Augusto Alvarez said, `It will be difficult to find a replacement with political legitimacy in the current Congress, with evidence of mediocrity and strong suspicion of widespread corruption.
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Peru Congress to debate impeachment of interim president
Peru's Congress is set to consider Tuesday whether to impeach interim president Jose Jeri, the country's seventh head of state in 10 years, accused of the irregular hiring of several women in his government.
José Jerí , who succeeded Dina Boluarte last October at the head of the Peruvian Presidency, is on the verge of his dismissal due to the clandestine relationship with Chinese businessmen who have contracts with the State and who was discovered through videos released by the press. He is also investigated for hiring a group of women who visited him in the Government Palace and within a few hours they got work in the State. President José Jerí, 38…
Lima, Peru. The Peruvian interim president, José Jerí, denied any crime during his administration and assured that he can hold office despite two investigations against him, the eve of a vote of dismissal in Congress. The vote will take place at a time when Peru is preparing to hold presidential and legislative elections on April 12. ‘I have not committed any crime. I have the full moral sufficiency to be able to exercise the presidency of the R…
Peru set to vote on whether to oust interim President José Jerí amid scandals weeks before elections
Peru’s Congress will debate and vote on Tuesday on a set of censure motions targeting interim President José Jerí, a move that could trigger yet another change at the top of the state in a country that has cycled through multiple presidents since 2016, just weeks before the April 12 general election.
The parliamentary debate takes place while Jerí faces two investigations, one for alleged bribery and influence trafficking following the scandal over secret meetings with Chinese businessman Zhihua Yan. Another for the hiring of five women who would have had private meetings with the president in his office.
Two unknowns fly over Peruvian politics, if the Congress will finally remove the interim president, right-winger José Jerí, and the mystery of which parliamentarian will occupy the post of President
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