REACTION: Peru Removes Another President
The nation’s Congress voted to oust José Jerí, underscoring the instability that will shape the first round of general elections on April 12.
Peru’s Congress voted on February 17 to remove José Jerí from the presidency for failing to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen. Congress is expected to choose the country’s next interim president late Wednesday. Jerí served just four months as president before his ouster. Meetings between Jerí, state contractor Zhihua Yang, and other associates were not published in the presidency’s official agenda as required by law, triggering congressional scrutiny and allegations of misconduct. A lawyer and former president of Congress, Jerí denied wrongdoing and called the meetings...
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