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Peru's congress votes to oust President Jeri
- On Wednesday, Peru's Congress voted 75 to 24 to impeach interim President José Jerí four months into his term, citing his failure to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen.
- Last month, videos emerged showing Jerí meeting several times off his official schedule with businessman Zhihua Yang, prompting local media to report security-camera footage that triggered scrutiny of Yang.
- Security footage shows Jerí wearing a hooded top during a late-night restaurant visit and meeting with a Chinese national under house arrest, local media reported.
- His removal makes him the third consecutive president to be ousted after he replaced former leader Dina Boluarte, and Peru's Congress will vote on Wednesday for its next interim president before the general election in April.
- This ouster highlights that Jerí was Peru's seventh president since 2016, and footage implicated Zhihua Yang, who was granted a state concession for an energy project.
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For a decade, none of Peru’s last seven presidents has been able to complete their term. The last, José Jerí, an interim president, lasted only 130 days in office. On Tuesday, Congress opened a new political abyss in the country and dismissed Jerí with a motion of censure just two months after the presidential elections. Political instability is already the comfort zone of Peruvians, who have normalized with amazing naturality that one day they …
Peru’s Congress removes acting president José Jerí
Peru’s Congress voted to remove acting President José Jerí from office, approving multiple censure motions against him, according to local media reports. The vote took place Tuesday during an extraordinary plenary session in Lima, where lawmakers approved a procedural motion to skip debate and proceed directly to a final vote. The censure motion passed 75 to 24, with three abstentions. The decision requires the immediate election of a new presid…
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Right-wing legislators María del Carmen Alva and Héctor Acuña, and leftists Edgar Reymundo and José Balcázar presented their candidatures on Tuesday to assume the presidency of the Congress and, therefore, the head of state of Peru after the dismissal of right-winger José Jerí from both positions. The nominations were formalized in two offices sent before the deadline of 18:00 hours this Tuesday (23:00 GMT) to the Congressional Chief Officer, Gi…
Peru’s president ousted just 4 months into office over secret China-linked meetings
Peru’s Congress removed President Jose Jeri over undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, intensifying political instability and setting the stage for another leadership transition before April elections
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