Peru ousts interim president over corruption probe

Congress voted to impeach interim President Jose Jeri over secret meetings with Chinese businessmen just months before national elections in April.

Peru Congress ousts interim President amid corruption probe weeks before elections

Peru’s Congress on Tuesday voted to remove the interim President José Jerí over the corruption allegations, deepening political uncertainty just weeks before the nation’s April presidential and congressional elections. Jerí is under preliminary investigation for alleged influence peddling tied to a series of undisclosed meetings with the two Chinese executives.

By FRANCE 24

Peru Congress ousts President Jeri

Peru's Congress on Tuesday ousted President Jose Jeri ‌just four months into his term over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessperson, extending a cycle of political upheaval that has gripped the Andean nation for much of the past decade. There were 75 lawmakers who voted in favor of removing Jeri, while 24 voted against and three ‌abstained. Legislators will now elect a new head of Congress who will also assume Peru's presidency, becoming the country's eighth preside

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