It will now be the president of parliament who will assume power on an interim basis until the general elections of April 2026
The Peruvian President, Dina Boluarte, was dismissed this morning by parliament, at a time when the country is facing a wave of crimes.
“The dismissal of the president has been approved,” announced the president of Peru’s parliament, José Jerí, at the end of a session to which Dina Boluarte did not attend, despite having been summoned.
It will now be the president of parliament who assumes power on an interim basis until the general elections in April 2026.
Several people celebrated the decision in front of parliament, waving Peruvian flags and holding posters with slogans against the 63-year-old leader.
Deposed, Dina Boluarte loses her immunity and is now exposed to possible legal proceedings that could lead to her being arrested.
The head of state was summoned to a plenary session starting at 11:30 pm local time on Thursday (5:30 am today in Lisbon), according to a resolution approved by the single-chamber parliament.
The main political forces presented five impeachment motions on Thursday, and the analysis of four of them was approved overnight by a majority.
The motions invoke the leader’s “permanent moral incapacity” to perform leadership duties, according to documents read at the opening of the parliamentary session.
Dina Boluarte has already been the target of several attempts to dismiss her, none of which have been successful. This time, the process was approved, with the right-wing and extreme-right parties that supported it until now retreating.
Peru is going through the worst period of political instability in recent history, with six presidents in almost nine years.
Coming to power after the dismissal of President Pedro Castillo, in a context of violently repressed demonstrations that caused at least 50 deaths, Dina Boluarte faces record unpopularity.
The mandate was also tarnished by several scandals, including “Rolexgate”, relating to luxury watches and jewelry that the leader would not have declared, and a rhinoplasty performed in July 2023, kept secret, when the law obliges her to inform the legislative body.
In recent weeks, protests against the Government have multiplied in Lima, in the face of a wave of extortion and murders attributed to organized crime.
