Peru's ⁠Congress on ⁠Tuesday began ​a debate in ‌which they will ‌discuss ⁠whether ⁠to remove President Jose Jeri ​after just four ​months in office, following ⁠a ⁠scandal over ⁠undisclosed meetings ​with a Chinese businessman.

Peru’s Congress on Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed a day earlier over allegations of corruption just four months into his term.

Peru’s Congress is picking a new interim president as it scrambles to steady the country after ousting José Jerí

Peru’s Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jeri from office as he faces corruption allegations

Peru's Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations

Peru’s congress on Tuesday voted to remove President José Jerí just four months after the 39-year-old leader had taken office.

Peru's Congress has voted to impeach interim President José Jerí just four months into his term for failing to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen. The scandal unfolded last month after videos emerged of Jerí meeting several times outside his official schedule with businessman Zhihua Yang,

Peru’s Congress on Tuesday voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the nation’s April presidential election.