Peru Elects Jose Maria Balcazar As Interim President After Jose Jeri Ouster, 8th In Ten Years

Peru’s Congress has elected Jose Maria Balcazar as interim president following the removal of Jose Jeri after just 130 days in office. Balcazar secured 64 votes in a second-round contest against Maria del Carmen Alva. Under Peru’s system, the President of Congress assumes the presidency when the office becomes vacant. Balcazar becomes the eighth leader of Peru in the past decade, underscoring deep political instability ahead of national elections scheduled to begin in April.#PeruPolitics, #JoseMariaBalcazar, #PeruPresident, #BreakingNews, #LatinAmerica, #CongressVote, #PoliticalCrisis, #Elections2026