LIMA, Oct. 10, 2025 (Chatnewstv.com) — Peru’s Congress has ousted President Dina Boluarte and swiftly sworn in Congress chief Jose Jeri as the country’s new leader, making him the seventh president since 2016 in the politically turbulent Andean nation.
Lawmakers voted unanimously to remove Boluarte on grounds of “moral incapacity” during a late-night session on Thursday. Within an hour, Jeri, 38, was sworn in at Congress in Lima, pledging to take a hard stance against rising insecurity.
“The main enemy is out there on the streets: criminal gangs,” Jeri said in his first address wearing the presidential sash. “We must declare war on crime.”
Jeri, a member of the conservative Somos Peru party and one of the world’s youngest heads of state, takes office amid deep public distrust of the political establishment. He had served as Congress president since July.
Crowds gathered outside Congress and the Ecuadorean Embassy, where rumors swirled that Boluarte might seek asylum. Some supporters celebrated her removal, waving flags, dancing, and playing instruments.
Boluarte, 63, delivered a late-night speech from the presidential palace acknowledging her ouster.
“The same Congress that swore me in in late 2022 has now voted for my removal, with the implications this has for the stability of democracy in our country,” Boluarte said. “At every moment, I called for unity.”
Lawmakers had summoned Boluarte to appear before Congress earlier in the night to defend herself against allegations of corruption and abuse of power. When she failed to attend, legislators proceeded with the impeachment vote, which passed without opposition.
Boluarte had faced months of public anger over allegations that she illicitly profited from her office and oversaw deadly crackdowns on protests demanding the release of her predecessor, Pedro Castillo, who remains jailed after attempting to dissolve Congress in 2022. She has denied any wrongdoing.
Her removal marks yet another chapter in Peru’s cycle of political instability. Three former presidents are currently behind bars, and Congress has repeatedly ousted or forced the resignation of leaders in recent years.
The decision to remove Boluarte came as a surprise reversal for lawmakers, including right-wing parties that had previously supported her, such as Rafael Lopez Aliaga’s Popular Renewal and Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Force. Both politicians are expected to contest the presidential election scheduled for April 2026.
Boluarte’s downfall, analysts say, underscores Peru’s deepening institutional crisis and fragile democratic stability.
“Peru has become the land of provisional presidents,” one political observer told local media. “The system is collapsing under the weight of mistrust.”
