Peru's president ousted in 'express impeachment' after just four months
Source: The Guardian
Peru’s president ousted in ‘express impeachment’ after just four months
Interim president José Jerí voted out by country’s congress amid scandal concerning secretive meetings
Dan Collyns in Lima
Tue 17 Feb 2026 20.56 GMT
Last modified on Wed 18 Feb 2026 02.30 GMT
Peru’s interim president has been forced out of office in an “express impeachment” after a political scandal over his secretive meetings with Chinese businessmen.
Lawmakers voted by 75 votes to 24 to proceed with the removal of José Jerí, who had been at the helm for just four months.
He had become embroiled in a scandal dubbed “Chifagate” after security-camera footage emerged showing him in clandestine meetings with Chinese businessmen outside his official agenda, including one visit in which he appears to try to conceal his identity with a hooded top.
Jerí, 39, was Peru’s eighth president since 2016 amid oustings, resignations and interim terms, in an unprecedented period of political instability.
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