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Peru's Acting President Critics for Defending Sex with Minors · Global Voices

Feminist and human rights organizations in Peru expressed on Thursday their concern over the election of José María Balcázar as interim president, noting his controversial past statements about sexual relations of minors. Leftist Balcázar was elected Wednesday as head of the Peruvian Congress and, according to local laws, automatically assumed the presidency of the country interimly, one day after his predecessor José Jerí was dismissed on charg…

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Human rights organizations criticized the new interim president José María Balcázar on Thursday for statements he made in Congress in 2023 on the prohibition of child marriage in Peru.The legislators elected Balcázar on Wednesday as the new interim president in place of José Jerí (2025-2026), who was removed after being involved in a corruption scandal due to several interviews he held with Chinese businessmen, which he did not make known.On Nov…

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Peru's interim president's remarks on teenage sex are controversial. The interim president of Peru, who is temporarily in charge of running the country due to a series of presidential impeachments, is embroiled in controversy over his past remarks. According to local media outlets such as RPP News on the 19th (local time), the interim president was appointed by the Peruvian National Assembly the previous day.

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Feminists criticized the election of Jos Balc tsar as President of Per , as his sayings about sexual relations of minors were raised.

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Lima, Peru. Feminist and human rights organizations in Peru expressed on Thursday their concern over the election of José María Balcázar as interim president, noting his controversial past statements about sexual relations of minors.Leftist Balcázar was elected Wednesday as head of the Peruvian Congress and, according to local laws, automatically assumed the presidency of the country interimly, one day after his predecessor José Jerí was dismiss…

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Feminist and human rights organizations in Peru expressed on Thursday their concern over the election of José María Balcázar as interim president, noting his controversial past statements about sexual relations of minors. Leftist Balcázar was elected Wednesday as head of the Peruvian Congress and, according to local laws, automatically assumed the presidency of the country interimly, one day after his predecessor José Jerí was dismissed on charg…

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Feminist and human rights organizations in Peru expressed on Thursday their concern about the election of José María Balcázar as interim president, noting their controversial past statements about sexual relations between minors.

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