Legislators will elect a new congressional leader on Feb. 18.
Peruvian President José Jerí looks on during the swearing-in ceremony, after Congress voted to remove former President Dina Boluarte, in Lima, Peru, on Oct. 10, 2025. Angela Ponce/Reuters
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Peru’s Congress on Feb. 17 ousted President José Jerí just four months into his term over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman.
Seventy-five lawmakers voted in favor of removing Jerí, 24 voted against, and three abstained. Congress voted to censure him, stripping him of his title as head of Congress by a simple majority.
