José Maria Balcázar has become Peru’s new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term

Peru’s Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jeri from office as he faces corruption allegations

Peru’s Congress on Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country's eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day over corruption allegations just four months into his term.

Peru's Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations

Peru’s congress on Tuesday voted to remove President José Jerí just four months after the 39-year-old leader had taken office.

Peru’s Congress on Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed a day earlier over allegations of corruption just four months into his term.

Peru's Congress on Tuesday (February 17) ousted President Jose Jeri just four months into his term over a scandal involving undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, extending a cycle of political upheaval that has gripped the Andean nation for much of the past decade.

Peru's Congress has ousted interim President José Jerí just four months after he took office for failing to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen. The scandal unfolded last month after videos emerged of Jerí meeting several times outside his official schedule with businessman Zhihua Yang,