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Posted on 10/10/2025 9:34:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation and quickly replaced her with 38-year-old lawyer José Jerí, the legislative body’s leader.
Lawmakers had set up a debate and impeachment trial late Thursday in the 130-member unicameral Congress after voting to accept four requests for a vote to remove Boluarte from office over what they said was her government’s inability to stem crime.
They requested that Boluarte come before them shortly before midnight to defend herself, but when she did not appear they immediately voted to oust her. In short order, 124 lawmakers voted just past midnight to impeach Boluarte. There were no votes against the effort.
The shocking turn of events came just hours after a shooting at a concert in the capital inflamed anger over crime roiling the country.
Unlike eight previous attempts to remove Boluarte, almost all legislative factions expressed support for the latest requests.
Boluarte, Peru’s first female president, took office in December 2022 after Parliament used the same mechanism to impeach her predecessor.
After Friday’s vote, Boluarte spoke on national television, recounting her administration’s achievements.
“I have not thought of myself, but rather of Peruvians,” she said.
Minutes into her speech, the broadcast was interrupted to show Jerí’s swearing in.
Jerí, the president of the Congress, was sworn in early Friday as the interim president to serve out Boluarte’s term. Elections are scheduled for next April and Boluarte’s term was to end July 28, 2026.
Jerí said he would defend Peru’s sovereignty and hand over power to the winner of the April election.
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Dina Boluarte was Peru’s sixth leader in just under a decade. A normal presidential term is five years.
She assumed power in Peru in 2022 to complete the term of then-President Pedro Castillo, who was removed from office just two years into his five-year term after attempting to dissolve the legislature to avoid his own removal. She had served as Castillo’s vice president before becoming president.
Love Peru. One of my favorite countries. Spent 10 days in the Amazon. Incredible.
National Guard?
I grew up there, and I know how volatile Peru can be. I hope this doesn’t open up the door for a Velasco who sank the nation into Marxism in the 70’s.
RE: Dina Boluarte was Peru’s sixth leader in just under a decade.
When it comes to Prime Ministers though, they have to learn from 🇫🇷 France 😆 😝
Yeah? How many decades ago?
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