José Jerí (39) was Peru’s seventh president in a decade amid oustings, resignations and interim terms, in an unprecedented period of political instability. Photograph: John Reyes/Anadolu via GettyPeru’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 impeachment of José Jerí, who had been at the helm for just four months. Jerí (39) was Peru’s seventh president in a decade amid oustings, resignations and interim terms, in an unprecedented period of political instability. In response, China’s foreign ministry decried what it called the US’s “false accusations and disinformation against China’s co-operation with Peru” concerning Chancay port.

Source: The Irish Times February 18, 2026 02:30 UTC