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President Dina Boluarte has been ousted from Peru by its lawmakers as anger mounted over surging crime and alleged corruption, reports say.
Congress chief Jose Jeri was sworn in to take Boluarte’s place after she was kicked out just after midnight Friday, hours after numerous political groups put forth motions for her removal on accusations of moral incapacity. This is not an uncommon event in recent Peruvian history—this will be the nation’s 7th president in less than a decade.
Boluarte told Peruvians just after her removal that she “called for unity” at all times, adding: “In this context, I had not thought of myself but of the more than 34 million Peruvians who deserve better.” She suffered from a rock-bottom approval rating of 2-4%, BBC reported, and dealt with routine protests, scandals and investigations, and an uptick in gang violence.
The 63-year-old leader’s much younger succesor, 38-year-old José Jerí promised to seek “reconciliation,” tackle the crime in the nation and make sure elections have “neutrality” in the next upcoming election slated for April 2026, per Associated Press.
This ousting comes just hours after a shooting at a concert in the capital, which led to five injuries and stoked anger around the nation.
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