Peru: impeachment for Dina Boluarte, Jerì president

The Peruvian Parliament has voted to impeach President Dina Boluarte. The accusation of 'permanent moral incapacity' was the central topic of the impeachment motion and the presidential succession immediately passed to José Jerí, in accordance with current regulations. The president of the Peruvian Parliament, 38-year-old José Jeri, in fact assumed the presidency of the Andean country after Boluarte's ousting, following the filing of several motions to that effect, against the backdrop of a security crisis in the country.

It is one of the most sensational episodes of presidential removal in Peru's recent history, in a context of serious institutional and social crisis. The impeachment process had started yesterday, when a group of deputies from different parties filed four motions against Boluarte.

These motions, supported by at least 34 parliamentarians, cited serious allegations of corruption (including the case known as 'Rolexgate') and the executive branch's inability to deal with the growing insecurity of citizens as the main reasons. On the same day, the plenary of Congress admitted the motions for consideration after passing the minimum threshold of 56 votes, paving the way for a debate and impeachment process that ended with the final vote.

In order to approve the president's removal, the law required at least 87 votes in the 130-member unicameral Congress, a figure that was vastly exceeded in the final session. Boluarte's ousting was promoted by the parties in parliament (Renovación Popular, Alianza para el Progreso, Fuerza Popular, Podemos Perú, Avanza País, Acción Popular, Somos Perú, among others) that kept her in power for two years and ten months.

La presidente peruviana Dina Boluarte ha affrontato la sua ora più critica a causa di scandali di corruzione e insicurezza generale nel Paese. Le mozioni sono nate in un contesto di crescente insicurezza pubblica, acuita dall’attentato alla band Agua Marina a Chorrillos e da altre recenti violenze. I partiti che hanno sostenuto l’impeachment criticano la gestione della sicurezza da parte di Boluarte e del suo gabinetto. In Parlamento, la discussione ha visto inizialmente prevalere l’idea di interpellare il ministro dell’Interno e la premier, ma la situazione è rapidamente mutata e si è dunque avviata la procedura per l’impeachment presidenziale. Boluarte ha mantenuto il silenzio ufficiale, mentre le principali forze parlamentari avevano annunciato che non guideranno alcun governo di transizione né assumeranno la presidenza del Parlamento in cas