Peru has a new interim president following the removal from office of José Jerí by Congress over allegations of influence peddling, which Jerí has denied.
Member of Congress elected José María Balcázar, 83, to lead the country on an interim basis until the end of July - when a new president, who will be chosen in a general election, will be sworn in.
Balcázar, from the left-wing Free Peru party, is the eighth president to govern Peru since 2016, with several previous leaders also deposed by Congress.
He said he would "guarantee the people of Peru a peaceful and transparent democratic and electoral transition".
The first round of the presidential election will be held on 12 April, but with dozens of candidates vying for the top job it is unlikely that any of them will receive the 50% of the votes needed to win outright.
