Peru's President Jose Jeri waves after watching the changing of the guard with Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa at Carondelet palace in Quito, on December 12, 2025. RODRIGO BUENDIA / AFP
Peru’s Congress on Tuesday, February 17, voted to remove interim President Jose Jeri from office as he faces corruption allegations, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the nation’s April presidential and congressional elections.
Jeri is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives.
With 75 votes in favor, 24 against and 3 abstentions, Peru’s legislature voted to remove Jeri from the position he had assumed on October 10 when predecessor Dina Boluarte was dismissed as a crime wave gripped the country.
Jeri's removal from office is the latest chapter in a prolonged political crisis in a country that has seen seven presidents since 2016, and is about to hold a general election amid widespread public outcry over the surge in violent crime.
