{"id":64586,"date":"2026-02-17T23:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=64586"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:10:38","slug":"perus-congress-removes-acting-president-jose-jeri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/perus-congress-removes-acting-president-jose-jeri\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru\u2019s Congress removes acting president Jos\u00e9 Jer\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Peru\u2019s Congress voted to remove acting President Jos\u00e9 Jer\u00ed from office, approving multiple censure motions against him, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vote took place Tuesday during an extraordinary plenary session in Lima, where lawmakers approved a procedural motion to skip debate and proceed directly to a final vote. The censure motion passed 75 to 24, with three abstentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision requires the immediate election of a new president of Congress, who will assume the presidency during the country\u2019s ongoing electoral period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congress announced that lawmakers Segundo H\u00e9ctor Acu\u00f1a Peralta, Mar\u00eda del Carmen Alva Prieto, Edgard Cornelio Reymundo Mercado and Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Balc\u00e1zar Zelada had registered as candidates. A vote to choose the new congressional leader is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jer\u00ed left the Government Palace later Tuesday night after meeting with his ministers for the final time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jer\u00ed, 39, assumed the presidency in October in his role as head of Congress after President Dina Boluarte was removed from office. 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